爪で拾って箕で零す (つめでひろってみでこぼす): penny wise and pound foolish

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爪つめで拾ひろって箕みで零こぼす

penny wise and pound foolish

NTExpressionsCore Concepts Kanji Vocab50 strokes

つめでひろってみでこぼす

Expressions

penny wise and pound foolish

idiomatic expression

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pick up・gather・find・go on foot・ten

zero・spill・overflow・nothing・cipher

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Dictionary

爪つめで拾ひろって箕みで零こぼす

penny wise and pound foolish

NTExpressionsCore Concepts Kanji Vocab50 strokes

つめでひろってみでこぼす

Expressions

penny wise and pound foolish

idiomatic expression

Stroke 0 / 50

Speed1.0x

Characters that make up this word

pick up・gather・find・go on foot・ten

zero・spill・overflow・nothing・cipher

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爪で拾って箕で零す

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爪で拾って箕で零す

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