不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨

Chinese
 
to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though
 to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate goods; money; commodity
 
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 to be afraid; to fear goods; money; commodity
 
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 goods; money; commodity
trad. (不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨) 不怕 不識 貨 ， 就 怕 貨 比 貨
simp. (不怕不识货，就怕货比货) 不怕 不识 货 ， 就 怕 货 比 货
Literally: “Don't fear about not knowing the goods, but about comparing them”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùpàbùshíhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò, bùpàbùshìhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 paa3 bat1 sik1 fo3, zau6 paa3 fo3 bei2 fo3
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
      • Pinyin: bùpàbùshíhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò [Phonetic: búpàbùshíhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupahbushyhuoh, jiowpahhuohbiihuoh
      • IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
    • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
      • Pinyin: bùpàbùshìhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò [Phonetic: búpàbúshìhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupahbushyhhuoh, jiowpahhuohbiihuoh
      • IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰa̠⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰa̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Noun

不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨

  1. Don't worry about not recognizing quality. Comparison will determine which is better. The true value of a person or good can only be determined through comparison.

Synonyms
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