鴨が葱を背負って来る

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鴨 葱 背 負 来
かも
Jinmeiyō		 ねぎ
Hyōgaiji		 Grade: 6 Grade: 3 く
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
鴨が葱を背負って來る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "the duck carries its own leek"; i.e. the duck carries the ingredients for a duck-meat dish.

Idiom

鴨(カモ)が葱(ネギ)を背負(しょ)って来(く)る • (kamo ga negi o shotte kuru) 

  1. a fool and his money are soon parted
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