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挨拶より円札
【 あいさつよりえんさつ 】
1. [exp] [proverb,joc]
《pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ》
▶ money speaks louder than words
▶ money is better than (empty) words
▶ [lit] yen bills over salutations



History:
3. A 2018-02-14 03:01:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-02-11 22:38:51  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>money is better than (empty) words</gloss>
1. A* 2018-02-11 20:34:18  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
jawiktionary
http://www.takaraka.net/koji-kotowaza/a/a-a/a-010.html
挨拶より円札	3
Appears in lots of kotowaza dictionaries on Google 
Books, going back to at least the 60's:
https://encrypted.google.com/search?
q=%E6%8C%A8%E6%8B%B6%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A%E5%86%86%E6%9C%AD
&num=20&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLgcLr1p7ZAh
UX-mMKHc1sB8gQ_AUIDygA&biw=1274&bih=725

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