俎そ上じょう之の鯉こい
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Rare
Idiomatic
1. someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
Kanji used
altar of sacrifice
above
archaic の (manly)
carp
Composed of
on the chopping board
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp