ぬすっと
盗人
　
に
お
追
　
い
せん
銭

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. throwing good money after bad.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぬすっと
盗人
　
に
お
追
　
い
せん
銭
 盗人に追い銭 ぬすっとにおいせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

steal, rob, pilfer
ぬす.む　トウ (Early Jr. High, N3)
next, order, sequence
つぎ　ジ　つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う　ツイ　おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
coin, .01 yen, money
ぜに　セン　すき (6th, 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)