Yomi
やくしゃのたまご
Rōmaji
yakusha no tamago
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
an egg of an actor
Meaning
an unfledged actor; a budding actor; an aspiring actor; an actor in the making
Additional Info
Similarly, you can also say 医者の卵 (an egg of a doctor), 研究者の卵 (an egg of a researcher), 弁護士の卵 (an egg of a lawyer), etc.
Example
彼はまだ役者の卵なので、コンビニでバイトをして生計を立てている
Because he is still an actor in the making, he works part-time at a convenience store to make ends meet.
