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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「待賈而沽」 for your learning.

Here, we present the idiom 「待賈而沽」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Waiting for a good price to sell it also refers to having talents to be used or waiting for the right time to act. Also known as “waiting for a price to rise”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dài jiǎ ér gū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

doi6 ga2 yi4 gu1

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.