鱧はもも一いち期ご、海老えびも一いち期ご

expression

all lives are alike; we all live and die the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too

Proverb emphasizing the equality of all living beings, regardless of size or status. Often used to express that everyone shares the same fate or that life is equally precious.

• 「鱧はもも一いち期ご、海老えびも一いち期ご」という言こと葉ばがあるように、どんな生いき物ものにも命いのちの重おもさは変かわらない。

  As the saying goes, 'a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too'—the weight of life is the same for every creature.