Word Meaning 泥棒に追い銭

どろぼうにおいせん dorobou ni oisen

泥棒に追い銭 is read as どろぼうにおいせん (dorobou ni oisen) and means throwing good money after bad.

Meaning

English

  1. throwing good money after bad

Reading

Kana

どろぼうにおいせん

Romaji

dorobou ni oisen

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 130779 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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賽銭泥棒

さいせんどろぼう

thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple

泥棒稼業

どろぼうかぎょう

professional thievery

泥棒削り

どろぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends

追い銭

おいせん

money paid in addition

盗人に追い銭

ぬすっとにおいせん

throwing good money after bad

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

泥棒政治家

どろぼうせいじか

kleptocrat

泥棒政治

どろぼうせいじ

kleptocracy

泥田を棒で打つ

どろたをぼうでうつ

to do something stupid

泥棒根性

どろぼうこんじょう

underhand character

泥棒回り

どろぼうまわり

clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)