sell at a good profit -- to wait for an opportunity and sell at a high price(shàn jià ér gū)

sell at a good profit -- to wait for an opportunity and sell at a high price

Shanjia Ergu, a Chinese idiom, is sh à NJI à é RG à in pinyin, which means to wait for a good price to sell; it means to wait for someone who appreciates himself to come out and do things when he is not met with talent. It's also a metaphor for being willing to hold a post only when you are rich or poor. From the Analects of Confucius · Zihan.

Idiom explanation

Jia: it's the price. Shanjia: good price; sell: sell.

The origin of Idioms

"The Analects of Confucius · Zihan:" there are beautiful jade in this place, which can be hidden in the sky, and which can be sold in pursuit of good fortune? "

Idiom usage

It refers to a person who has not met with talent.

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Confucius thought that the people in power would carry out his benevolent government. During his tenure in the state of Lu, Lu Jun was under the control of Ji. He only sighed: "if you can use me, it's just a matter of time. You can succeed in three years." Lu Jun did not attach importance to him, he said: "if there is a way in a country, it means to be an official; if there is no way in a country, it means to be an official." So he went to travel around the world with the idea of "being good at Jia but being good at Gu".

Chinese PinYin : shàn jià ér gū