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劣币驱逐良币

liè bì qū zhú liáng bìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
bad money drives out good money (economics)
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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-f0c20697f4c15c17. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

劣幣驅逐良幣 劣币驱逐良币 [lie4 bi4 qu1 zhu2 liang2 bi4] /bad money drives out good money (economics)/

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Other forms in these source records: 劣幣驅逐良幣

  • 劣
    liè

    inferior

  • 币
    bì

    money / coins / currency / silk

  • 驱
    qū

    to expel / to urge on / to drive / to run quickly

  • 逐
    zhú

    (bound form) to pursue / to chase / to drive away / one by one / individually

  • 良
    liáng

    good / very / very much

  • 币
    bì

    money / coins / currency / silk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.