"安物買いの銭失い" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 安物買いの銭失い [canonical] (ruby: 安物買(やすものが), 銭失(ぜにうしな)), yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai [romanization]
Etymology: Literally "disappearance of money [as a result] of buying of cheap things". Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|やすもの-がい の ぜに-うしない}} 安物買(やすものが)いの銭失(ぜにうしな)い • (yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai)
  1. penny wise and pound foolish; you get what you pay for Synonyms: 安物は高物 (yasumono wa takamono) (ruby: (やす), (もの), (たか), (もの))

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