安物買いの銭失い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
やす
Grade: 3
もの
Grade: 3
か > がい
Grade: 2
ぜに
Grade: 6
うしな
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
安物買いの錢失い (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Literally "disappearance of money [as a result] of buying of cheap things".

Proverb[edit]

安物買(やすものが)いの銭失(ぜにうしな) (yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai

  1. penny wise and pound foolish; you get what you pay for

Synonyms[edit]