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
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “cheap things are expensive things”.

Proverb

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

1. 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)