挨拶より円札

あいさつよりえんさつ

Meanings

1. Expression money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words (literally: yen bills over salutations) (pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ)

Kanji

• 挨 greet. Read as アイ.
• 拶 draw near. Read as サツ.
• 円 circle. Read as エン.
• 札 bill. Read as サツ.

Word lists

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