勘定合って銭足らず
かんじょうあってぜにたらず
Also written 勘定あって銭足らず
Meanings
- Expression a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank; what works in theory doesn't always work in practice
Kanji
- 勘 intuition. Read as カン.
- 定 fix. Read as ジョウ.
- 合 fit. Read as あう.
- 銭 coin. Read as ぜに.
- 足 foot. Read as たる.