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    3. 泥棒に追い銭

    泥棒に追い銭

    泥どろ棒ぼうに​追おい​銭せん

    throwing good money after bad

    NTExpressionsBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab48 strokes

    どろぼうにおいせん

    Expressions

    1.
    throwing good money after bad
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    泥
    どろ・なず.む…(5)
    mud・mire・adhere to・be attached to
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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