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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「賤斂貴發」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Buy low and sell high. Same as “buy cheap and sell dear”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiàn liǎn guì fā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jin6 lim5 gwai3 faat3

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