安物は高物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

(やす)(もの)(たか)(もの) • (yasumono wa takamono

  1. penny wise and pound foolish; you get what you pay for

Synonyms