lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
trad. 不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨
Also written 不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨【bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò】
Characters in this word
6不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
怕
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surname Pa
- Pinyin
- Pà
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 785 of 2500
识
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to know, knowledge, Taiwan pr. [shi4]
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 識
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 36306 of 2500
货
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goods, money, commodity, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- huò
- Traditional
- 貨
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3315 of 2500
只
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variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 177 of 2500
比
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Belgium, Belgian, abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- Pinyin
- Bǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 236 of 2500