安物買いの銭失い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
安 物 買 銭 失
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

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

Proverb

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

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

Synonyms
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