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物以稀為貴

简 物以稀为贵 · 繁 物以稀為貴
Mandarin · pinyin wù yǐ xī wéi guì

Meanings

  1. the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

物
wù · thing, substance, creature
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
稀
xī · rare, unusual, scarce; sparse
為
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貴
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为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
贵
guì · expensive, costly, valuable
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Entries containing 物以稀為貴 ↗Words written with 物 ↗Words written with 以 ↗Words written with 稀 ↗Words written with 為 ↗Words written with 貴 ↗Words written with 为 ↗Words written with 贵 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–3–1–2–4 · wu4 yi3 xi1 wei2 gui4

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mat6 ji5 hei1 wai4 gwai3

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