金食い虫

かねくいむし

Also written 金喰い虫

Meanings

1. Noun money loser; high-cost, low-return project

Kanji

• 金 money. Read as かね.
• 食 eat. Read as くう.
• 虫 insect. Read as むし.

Example sentences

• めったに乗らないヨットなんてただの金食い虫だ。
  It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.

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