奇貨可居

Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	goods; money; commodity	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	reside
trad. (奇貨可居)		奇	貨	可	居
simp. (奇货可居)		奇	货	可	居
Literally: “rare goods can be hoarded [to be sold when prices go up]”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíhuòkějū

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ fo³ ho² geoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qíhuòkějū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyihuohkeejiu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ fo³ ho² geoi¹
  - Yale: kèih fo hó gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ fo³ ho² goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ fo³ ho² gêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ fɔː³³ hɔː³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

奇貨可居

to rely on some special skill, advantage, accomplishment, etc. to profiteer

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