猫にまたたびお女郎に小判 ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん Also written 猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判 Meanings Expression everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone (literally: catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes) See also: 股旅 (またたび). See also: 小判 (こばん). Kanji 猫 cat. Read as ねこ. 女 woman. Read as ジョ. 郎 son. Read as ロウ. 小 small 判 judge. Read as ハン. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists