货比三家不吃亏

Traditional: 貨比三家不吃虧

huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

Dictionary entry

shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

What does 货比三家不吃亏 mean?

货比三家不吃亏 (huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

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货huògoods · money 比BǐBelgium · Belgian 三Sānsurname San 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)亏kuīto lose (money); to have a deficit · to be deficient

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货比三家不吃亏

huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

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