よい
宵
ご
越
　
し
　
の
ぜに
銭
　
は
も
持
　
た
　
な
　
い

expression

Said to describe Tokyoites.
  1. spending a day's revenue within the day, being liberal with one's money.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よい
宵
ご
越
　
し
　
の
ぜに
銭
　
は
も
持
　
た
　
な
　
い
 宵越しの銭は持たない よいごしのぜにはもたない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wee hours, evening, early night
よい　ショウ (9th, N1)
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)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
surpass, cross over, move to
こ.す　こし　エツ (7th, N3)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
warrior, arms, savage
ジュウ　エツ　えびす (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
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)
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)
hold, have
も.つ　ジ　もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)