wait for the right price to sell(dài jiǎ ér gū)

wait for the right price to sell

Waiting for Jia to sell, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à Iji à é RG à, which means waiting for a good price to sell. It also means waiting for a good price to sell or waiting for the time to go. It is also called "waiting for the price to sell". From the Analects of Confucius · Zihan.

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: to sell for price, to sell for good

The origin of Idioms

Zi Han, the Analects of Confucius: "Zi Gong said," is there any beautiful jade here that can be hidden? Do you want to be good and sell everything? " Confucius said: "it's good to sell, it's good to sell! I'm a good friend. "

Idiom usage

Waiting for the right time. Example Hu Jizong of the Song Dynasty wrote in his book Shuyan story · Jinbao: "waiting for the time to move means waiting for the price to sell." "Therefore, we decided to wait for the price to be sold, not to make it quick," said a series of materials on Modern Chinese history Xu Chi's peony 3: "it's a rare commodity. It should be sold at a price. College students are not in the eyes of the old woman." It is also called "waiting for price", "waiting for Jiagu" and "waiting for sale". Ji Kang: "after thousands of years of waiting for the price, the quiet God and Yongkang." Zhang Mi's note: "waiting for price means waiting for people to ask." In the book zhongshuo Zhougong written by Wang Tong of Sui Dynasty, "Jia Qiong asked the source of the six classics and said," I'm afraid that the way of the master may fall. " Confucius said, "what is your name? There is a beautiful jade girl waiting for the price. " Ruan Yi's note: "when the Ming king comes out, he should seek his own way." "If the imperial court also opens a branch to take it, there may not be no one waiting for Jia Gu." Cao Yin of the Qing Dynasty wrote the poem "Yiting": it is warm and chestnut in quality, and it is late to be sold

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, Zi Gong said, "there are beautiful jades here, and they are hidden in this place? "To be good and to be good?" Confucius said, "it's good to sell! What a bargain! I don't want to treat people like that Zi Gong said, "there is a piece of jade here. How about keeping it in a box? Or do you want to find a merchant who knows how to sell it? " Confucius said, "sell it! Sell it! I'm waiting for the merchant who knows the goods

Chinese PinYin : dài jiǎ ér gū