不怕不识货，就怕货比货

Traditional: 不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò

Dictionary entry

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

What does 不怕不识货，就怕货比货 mean?

不怕不识货，就怕货比货 (bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

2fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-怕Pàsurname Pa 识shíto know · knowledge 货huògoods · money 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 比BǐBelgium · Belgian

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How to pronounce 不怕不识货，就怕货比货

不怕不识货，就怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò

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