萝卜快了不洗泥 in English luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2 Meaning

Meanings

  • when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality

Simplified Characters

萝 卜 快 了 不 洗 泥

Traditional Characters

蘿 蔔 快 了 不 洗 泥

Pinyin

luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

萝luo2radish 卜bo5surname Bu 快kuai4rapid 了le5(completed action marker) 不bu4(negative prefix) 洗xi3to wash 泥ni2mud