Word Meaning 貧乏籤を引く

びんぼうくじをひく bimboukuji o hiku

貧乏籤を引く is read as びんぼうくじをひく (bimboukuji o hiku) 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

bimboukuji o hiku

Writing Variants

貧乏くじを引く びんぼうくじをひく bimboukujiohiku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms ババを掴む,ババを引く Proverb ✓ Rank 155536 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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貧乏籤

びんぼうくじ

short end of the stick

引越し貧乏

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

貧乏削り

びんぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends