安かろう悪かろう

やすかろうわるかろう

Meanings

1. Expression, の-adjective you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty

Kanji

• 安 safe. Read as やす.
• 悪 bad. Read as わる.

Example sentences

• 安いに越したことはないけど「安かろう悪かろう」じゃぁ、意味がないでしょ？
  There is nothing better than cheap, but "cheap and nasty"? Well, that is pointless, don't you agree?
• 安かろう悪かろうだね。
  You get what you pay for.

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