安物は高物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	物	高	物
やす Grade: 3	もの Grade: 3	たか Grade: 2	もの Grade: 3

Etymology

Literally "cheap things are expensive things".

Proverb

安物は高物 (hiragana やすものはたかもの, rōmaji yasumono wa takamono)

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

Synonyms

安 (やす)物 (もの)買 (が)いの銭 (ぜに)失 (うしな)い (yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai)

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