"安物は高物" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 安物は高物 [canonical] (ruby: (やす), (もの), (たか), (もの)), yasumono wa takamono [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “cheap things are expensive things”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|cheap things are expensive things}} “cheap things are expensive things”, {{lit|cheap things are expensive things}} Literally, “cheap things are expensive things” Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|やすもの は たかもの}} 安(やす)物(もの)は高(たか)物(もの) • (yasumono wa takamono)
  1. penny wise and pound foolish; you get what you pay for Synonyms: 安物買いの銭失い (yasumono-gai no zeni-ushinai) (ruby: (やす), (もの), (), (ぜに), (うしな))
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