洛 阳 纸 贵

Luò yáng zhǐ guìdictionary entry

lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes

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洛陽紙貴 洛阳纸贵 [Luo4 yang2 zhi3 gui4] /lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)/fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes/

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