物以稀为贵

Traditional: 物以稀為貴

wù yǐ xī wéi guì

Dictionary entry

the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

What does 物以稀为贵 mean?

物以稀为贵 (wù yǐ xī wéi guì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

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物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]稀xīsparse; scattered · rare; uncommon 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 贵Guìshort name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]

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