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貨真價實

简货真价实 · 繁貨真價實

Mandarin · pinyin huò zhēn jià shí

(lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom)
(fig.) genuine; real; true

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
價: jià · price, value
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
货: huò · goods, commodities, products
价: jià · price, value
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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4–1–4–2 · huo4 zhen1 jia4 shi2

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fo3 zan1 gaa3 sat6

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(idiomatic) high quality at a decent price; genuine goods at fair prices

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