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貧乏くじを引く 【びんぼうくじをひく】

  1. [exp,v5k] to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
貧 Poverty, Poor ヒン, ビン まず.しい 5
乏 Destitution, Scarce, Limited ボウ とぼ.しい, とも.しい
引 Pull, Tug, Jerk, Admit, Install, Quote, Refer To イン ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける 2