洛阳纸贵 in English Luo4 yang2 zhi3 gui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of a product) to sell like hotcakes

Simplified Characters

洛 阳 纸 贵

Traditional Characters

洛 陽 紙 貴

Pinyin

Luo4 yang2 zhi3 gui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

洛luo4surname Luo 阳yang2positive (electric.) 纸zhi3variant of 紙|纸[zhi3] 贵gui4expensive