不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨

Chinese

	to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid 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		I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe	goods; money; commodity	side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	goods; money; commodity
trad. (不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨)	不怕	不識	貨	，	只怕	貨	比	貨
simp. (不怕不识货，只怕货比货)	不怕	不识	货	，	只怕	货	比	货
Literally: “Don't fear about not knowing the goods, but about comparing them”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùpàbùshíhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò, bùpàbùshìhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ , ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ , ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ paa³ bat¹ sik¹ fo³, zi² paa³ fo³ bei² fo³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùpàbùshíhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò [Phonetic: búpàbùshíhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ , ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùpàbùshíhhuò, jhǐhpàhuòbǐhuò
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻa⁴-pu⁴-shih²-huo⁴, chih³-pʻa⁴-huo⁴-pi³-huo⁴
  - Yale: bù-pà-bù-shŕ-hwò-, jř-pà-hwò-bǐ-hwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupahbushyrhuoh, jyypahhuohbiihuoh
  - Palladius: бупабушихо, чжипахобихо (bupabušixo, čžipaxobixo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùpàbùshìhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò [Phonetic: búpàbúshìhuò, zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ , ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùpàbùshìhhuò, jhǐhpàhuòbǐhuò
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻa⁴-pu⁴-shih⁴-huo⁴, chih³-pʻa⁴-huo⁴-pi³-huo⁴
  - Yale: bù-pà-bù-shr̀-hwò-, jř-pà-hwò-bǐ-hwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupahbushyhhuoh, jyypahhuohbiihuoh
  - Palladius: бупабушихо, чжипахобихо (bupabušixo, čžipaxobixo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ paa³ bat¹ sik¹ fo³, zi² paa³ fo³ bei² fo³
  - Yale: bāt pa bāt sīk fo, jí pa fo béi fo
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ paa³ bat⁷ sik⁷ fo³, dzi² paa³ fo³ bei² fo³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ pa³ bed¹ xig¹ fo³, ji² pa³ fo³ béi² fo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰaː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ fɔː³³ t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ fɔː³³ pei̯³⁵ fɔː³³/

Noun

不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨

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

不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨／不怕不识货，就怕货比货 (bùpàbùshíhuò, jiùpàhuòbǐhuò)

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