Word Meaning 貧乏くじを引く

びんぼうくじをひく bimboukujiohiku

貧乏くじを引く is read as びんぼうくじをひく (bimboukujiohiku) and means to get the short end of the stick.

Meaning

English

to get the short end of the stick
to get the bad end of a bargain

Reading

Kana

びんぼうくじをひく

Romaji

bimboukujiohiku

Writing Variants

貧乏籤を引く びんぼうくじをひく bimboukuji o hiku

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms ババを掴む,ババを引く Proverb ✓ Rank 126996 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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引っ越し貧乏

ひっこしびんぼう

poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving

貧乏

びんぼう

poverty-stricken

貧乏人

びんぼうにん

poor person

貧乏人の子沢山

びんぼうにんのこだくさん

children are a poor man's riches

貧乏子沢山

びんぼうこだくさん

children are a poor man's riches

貧乏旅行

びんぼうりょこう

budget travel

貧乏所帯

びんぼうじょたい

poor household

貧乏性

びんぼうしょう

tendency to fuss over trivial things

貧乏に生まれる

びんぼうにうまれる

to be born poor

貧乏舌

びんぼうじた

being unable to discern good food from bad

貧乏くじ

びんぼうくじ

short end of the stick

貧乏削り

びんぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends