货 问 三 家 不 吃 亏

huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuīdictionary entry

see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

貨問三家不吃虧 货问三家不吃亏 [huo4 wen4 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] /see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 貨問三家不吃虧

货
huò
goods / money / commodity / CL:個|个[gè]
问
wèn
to ask / to inquire
三
sān
three / 3
Sān
surname San
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
吃
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
亏
kuī
to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)

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