あい
挨
さつ
拶
　
よ
　
り
えん
円
さつ
札

expression

Proverb, jocular, humorous term. Pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ.
  1. money speaks louder than words, money is better than (empty) words, yen bills over salutations.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あい
挨
さつ
拶
　
よ
　
り
えん
円
さつ
札
 挨拶より円札 あいさつよりえんさつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

approach, draw near, push open
アイ　ひら.く (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
sentence particle
イ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
be imminent, draw close
サツ　せま.る (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
curving river radical (no.47)
セン　かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
circle, yen, round
エン　まる.い　まど (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
tag, paper money, counter for bonds
サツ　ふだ　さっ (4th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)