物以稀为贵 in English wu4 yi3 xi1 wei2 gui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

物 以 稀 为 贵

Traditional Characters

物 以 稀 為 貴

Pinyin

wu4 yi3 xi1 wei2 gui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

物wu4thing 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 稀xi1rare 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 贵gui4expensive