あっ
悪
か
貨
　
は
りょう
良
か
貨
　
を
く
駆
ちく
逐
　
す
　
る

expression

Proverb.
  1. when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あっ
悪
か
貨
　
は
りょう
良
か
貨
　
を
く
駆
ちく
逐
　
す
　
る
 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する あっかはりょうかをくちくする
あく
悪
か
貨
　
は
りょう
良
か
貨
　
を
く
駆
ちく
逐
　
す
　
る
 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する あくかはりょうかをくちくする

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bad, vice, rascal
わる.い　アク　オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
freight, goods, property
カ　たから (4th, N2)
change, take the form of, influence
カ　ば.ける　ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
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)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
drive, run, gallop
か.ける　ク (7th, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
ward, district
ク　オウ　コウ (3rd, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
pursue, drive away, chase
チク (9th, N1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)