待價而沽
See also: 待价而沽
Chinese
wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay |
price; value; valence (on an atom) price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman; servant |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
buy; sell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (待價而沽) | 待 | 價 | 而 | 沽 | |
| simp. (待价而沽) | 待 | 价 | 而 | 沽 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):
- 子貢曰：「有美玉於斯，韞匵而藏諸？求善賈而沽諸？」子曰：「沽之哉！沽之哉！我待賈者也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐgòng yuē: “Yǒu měi yù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn jià ér gū zhū?” Zǐyuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài jià zhě yě.” [Pinyin]
- Zigong said, "There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?" The Master said, "Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price."
子贡曰：“有美玉于斯，韫𰅥而藏诸？求善贾而沽诸？”子曰：“沽之哉！沽之哉！我待贾者也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
待價而沽
- to wait for the highest bid before selling an item; to wait for the best job offer before providing one's service
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