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有價無市

简有价无市 · 繁有價無市

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu jià wú shì

(idiom) having an asking price but few or no buyers

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
價: jià · price, value
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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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(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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