不当家不知柴米贵 in English bu4 dang1 jia1 bu4 zhi1 chai2 mi3 gui4 Meaning

Meanings

• a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

bu4 dang1 jia1 bu4 zhi1 chai2 mi3 gui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 当dang1(onom.) dong 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 不bu4(negative prefix) 知zhi1to know 柴chai2surname Chai 米mi3surname Mi 贵gui4expensive