薬九層倍

くすりくそうばい

Meanings

1. Expression there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field; medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients

Kanji

• 薬 drug. Read as くすり.
• 九 nine
• 層 layer. Read as ソウ.
• 倍 double. Read as バイ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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