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    3. 安物買いの銭失い

    安物買いの銭失い

    安やす物もの買がい​の​銭ぜに失うしない​

    you get what you pay for

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab50 strokes

    安物買いのゼニ失い

    やすものがいのぜにうしない

    Expressions

    1.
    you get what you pay for, wasting money on a cheap item
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    安
    やす.い・やす.まる・やす・やす.らか…(6)
    relax・cheap・low・quiet・rested…(2)
    Kanji
    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    買
    か.う…(1)
    buy
    Kanji
    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
    Kanji
    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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