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一分錢一分貨

简 一分钱一分货 · 繁 一分錢一分貨
Mandarin · pinyin yī fēn qián yī fēn huò

Meanings

  1. you get what you pay for
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
錢
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貨
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钱
qián · money, currency, coins
货
huò · goods, commodities, products
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Mandarin tones

1–1–2–1–1–4 · yi1 fen1 qian2 yi1 fen1 huo4

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proverb

  1. you get what you pay for

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