やす
安
もの
物
が
買
　
い
　
の
ぜに
銭
うしな
失
　
い

expression

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やす
安
もの
物
が
買
　
い
　
の
ぜに
銭
うしな
失
　
い
 安物買いの銭失い やすものがいのぜにうしない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

relax, cheap, low
アン　やす.い　あ (3rd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
thing, object, matter
もの　ブツ　モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
buy
か.う　バイ (2nd, N4)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
coin, .01 yen, money
ぜに　セン　すき (5th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
damage(戔) variant
damage(戔) variant
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
lose, error, fault
シツ　うしな.う　う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)