安物買いの銭失い

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: 5	うしな Grade: 4

Etymology

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

Proverb

安物買いの銭失い (hiragana やすものがいのぜにうしない, rōmaji yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai)

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

Synonyms

• 安 (やす)物 (もの)は高 (たか)物 (もの) (yasumono wa takamono)