なんぼのもんじゃい

Japanese

Etymology

Kansai dialect. From なんぼ (nanbo, alternative form of なにほど (nanihodo)) + の (no) + もん (mon, alternative form of もの (mono)) + ostensibly じゃい (jai, alternative form of だ (da)). In pure standard Japanese, なにほどのものだ (nanihodo no mono da).

Phrase

なんぼのもんじゃい • (nanbo no mon jai) 

  1. ain't nothing but a thang; that isn't that big of a deal; what's that/what're you worth?
    • 1988 March 10, 一世風靡セピア, “汚れっちまった悲しみに…”:
      汚(よご)れちまった悲(かな)しみに
      俺(おれ)の青春(せいしゅん)もナンボのもんじゃい
      yogorechimatta kanashimi ni
      ore no seishun mo nanbo no mon jai
      (please add an English translation of this example)
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