Correct
一分钱一分货
/ yī fēn qián yī fēn huò /
Strokes
Collocation
1
一分钱一分货嘛
2
俗话说,一分钱一分货
3
毕竟一分钱一分货
Definition
一分钱一分货:
Literally means:
the higher the price, the better the quality; you get what you pay for
Actually means:
When you pay one cent, you get something that is worth one cent. It means that different prices are associated with different qualities of products.
It is used to mean that commodities are priced by their quality the higher the price, the better quality, and the reverse is also true.
出一分钱,只可以买价值为一分钱的东西。指付出的代价不同,所得东西的质量也不同。
用来说明东西是按照质量来论价钱的,价钱高则东西好,价钱低则东西差。
Example
Used as a minor sentence or as object. (作小句、宾语)
1
Nín
您
biè
别
juéde
觉得
zhège
这个
dōngxī
东西
guì
贵
,
yī
一
fēn
分
qián
钱
yī
一
fēn
分
huò
货
,
500
500
kuài
块
de
的
dōngxī
东西
hé
和
400
400
kuài
块
de
的
dàodǐ
到底
bù
不
yīyàng
一样
。
Don't think it's expensive, a penny, 500 bucks and 400 bucks.
2
Zhè
这
bìjìng
毕竟
shì
是
yī
一
fēn
分
qián
钱
yī
一
fēn
分
huò
货
。
Rúguǒ
如果
tā
他
méiyǒu
没有
zhēn
真
běnshì
本事
,
lǎobǎn
老板
huì
会
gěi
给
tā
他
gāo
高
gōngzī
工资
ma
吗
?
After all, it's a penny. If he doesn't have the real er job, will the boss give him a high salary?
3
Súhuàshuō
俗话说
yī
一
fēn
分
qián
钱
yī
一
fēn
分
huò
货
,
wǔxīngjí
五星级
lǚguǎn
旅馆
zhù
住
qǐlai
起来
dāngrán
当然
bǐ
比
sānxīngjí
三星级
de
的
shūfu
舒服
duō
多
le
了
。
As the saying goes, five-star hotels are certainly much more comfortable than three-star hotels.