奇貨可居

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Chinese

strange; odd; weird
strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
 
goods; money; commodity
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
reside
trad. (奇貨可居)
simp. (奇货可居)
Literally: “rare goods can be hoarded [to be sold when prices go up]”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 奇貨可居

  1. to rely on some special skill, advantage, accomplishment, etc. to profiteer