비지(Biji, tofu residue) is what you get after making tofu. It was considered useless, not nutritious, but only used for easing your hunger. For that reason, 떡(rice cake) made up of 비지 was very cheap.
TRANSLATION
Cheol-soo: "It seems that the camera I bought yesterday is already out of work. Although I charged up the battery, it doesn't work. I was happy to buy it at a very low price but that was all!"
Yoonho: "Get a good one even if it is pricey! 싼 게 비지떡이야(Buy cheap, buy twice / Low price means low quality)."
TRANSLATION
Cheol-soo: "How do you like your new office?"
Yoonho: "The key money and monthly rent are all very cheap but that's all. Apart from those, everything is devastatingly terrible. Old wallpaper, ceiling with falling tiles, messy loo... all of which I need to repair. You get what you pay for, eh?"
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