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蘿蔔快了不洗泥

简萝卜快了不洗泥 · 繁蘿蔔快了不洗泥

Mandarin · pinyin luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)
fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality

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快: kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
泥: ní · mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
萝: luó · type of creeping plant; turnip
卜: bo · bǔ · fortune telling; prophesy

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2–5–4–5–4–3–2 · luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2

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