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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「賤入貴出」, with its usage explained below.

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「賤入貴出」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Buy low and sell high.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiàn rù guì chū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jin6 yap6 gwai3 cheut1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.