a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
trad. 不當家不知柴米貴
Also written 不當家不知柴米貴【bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì】
Characters in this word
7不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
当
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(onom.) dong, ding dong (bell)
- Pinyin
- dāng
- Traditional
- 噹
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 145 of 2500
家
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used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
- Pinyin
- jiā
- Traditional
- 傢
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 400 of 2500
知
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to know, to be aware
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3344 of 2500
柴
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surname Chai
- Pinyin
- Chái
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16820 of 2500
米
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surname Mi
- Pinyin
- Mǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1106 of 2500
贵
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short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
- Pinyin
- Guì
- Traditional
- 貴
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4834 of 2500