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待价而沽

dài jià ér gūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer
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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.

Source record: cd-8132b278ca7c4a86. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

待價而沽 待价而沽 [dai4 jia4 er2 gu1] /to sell only for a good price (idiom)/to wait for a good offer/

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Other forms in these source records: 待價而沽

  • 待
    dāi

    to stay / to remain

    dài

    to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to

  • 价
    jiè

    (literary) messenger / servant

    jià

    price / value / (chemistry) valence

    jie

    particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不[bù] or 別|别[bié] without any other following element

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 沽
    gū

    to buy / to sell

    Gū

    abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.