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有價無市

简 有价无市 · 繁 有價無市
Mandarin · pinyin yǒu jià wú shì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) having an asking price but few or no buyers
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有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
價
jià · price, value
無
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市
shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
价
jià · price, value
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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3–4–2–4 · you3 jia4 wu2 shi4

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  1. (idiomatic) having a price but no sales, i.e. listed with a fictitious or prohibitively high price but having no sales

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