雪ゆきに白しら鷺さぎ

expression

indistinguishable; hard to tell apart

Rare idiomatic expression comparing something to a white egret in snow, where the two blend together and become indistinguishable. Used to describe things that are so similar they cannot be told apart.

• 「雪ゆきに白しら鷺さぎ」とは、雪ゆきの中なかの白しら鷺さぎのように見み分わけがつかないことを言いう。

  'Yuki ni shirasagi' refers to something being indistinguishable, like a white egret in the snow.