jat1 fan1 cin4一分錢一分钱
Jyutpingjat1 fan1 cin4
Yaleyāt fān chìhn
Definition
One cent; a tiny amount of money.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
This expression is the standard way to warn someone that low prices often imply low quality. It is frequently used when someone complains about the poor performance of a cheap product they purchased. The phrase emphasizes the direct correlation between the cost of an item and its inherent value or durability.
Examples
jat1一fan1分cin4錢jat1一fan1分fo3貨，ni1呢go3個gaa3價cin4錢maai5買dou3到gam3咁hou2好zat1質sou3素syun3算hai6係gam3咁laa1啦。
You get what you pay for, getting this quality at this price is pretty good.
Don't be greedy for cheap prices, remember that you get what you pay for.
Common phrases
you get what you pay for
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
