Words — 107 found
びんぼうひ
貧乏くじを引く
1. to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
貧乏籤を引く 【びんぼうくじをひく】
びんぼうひま
貧乏暇なし
1. a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poorProverb
貧乏暇無し 【びんぼうひまなし】、貧乏ひまなし 【びんぼうひまなし】
びんぼうけず
貧乏削り
1. pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
びんぼう削り 【びんぼうけずり】
ほうさくびんぼう
豊作貧乏
1. impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
びんぼうしょう
貧乏性
1. parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save
2. tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
1. penniless; extremely poor; destituteUsually written using kana alone
スカンピン
素寒貧: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
たいりょうびんぼう
大漁貧乏
1. impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch