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待價而沽

简 待价而沽 · 繁 待價而沽
Mandarin · pinyin dài jià ér gū

Meanings

  1. to sell only for a good price (idiom)
  2. to wait for a good offer
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待
dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
價
jià · price, value
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
沽
gū · buy and sell; inferior in quality
价
jià · price, value
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4–4–2–1 · dai4 jia4 er2 gu1

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  1. (idiomatic) to wait for the highest bid before selling an item; to wait for the best job offer before providing one's service

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