金食い虫、金喰い虫
かねくいむし
kanekuimushi
JMdict entry #2019990
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) money loser; high-cost, low-return project
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Example sentences
めったに乗らないヨットなんてただの金食い虫だ。
metta ni nora nai yotto nante tada no kanekui mushi da 。
It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.