ada rupa, ada harga
Indonesian
Etymology
Literally, “there's a kind and there's a value”. Calque of Javanese ꦲꦤꦫꦸꦥꦲꦤꦉꦒ (ana rupa ana rega).
Proverb
- you get what you pay for, quality comes at a price
Further reading
- “ada rupa, ada harga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.