Meaning of 奇货可居
奇货可居 means to hoard scarce or rare goods to sell at a high price; to capitalize on one's unique skills or achievements to demand fame and status. Pronounced qí huò kě jū.
- to hoard scarce or rare goods to sell at a high price
- to capitalize on one's unique skills or achievements to demand fame and status
Definitions & Examples
Kàn看
dào到
yì疫
qíng情
lái来
le了
，
zhè这
gè个
shāng商
rén人
mǎ马
shàng上
bǎ把
kǒu口
zhào罩
dōu都
mǎi买
xià下
lái来
，
zhēn真
shì是
qí奇
huò货
kě可
jū居
。
Seeing the pandemic coming, this merchant immediately bought up all the masks, truly hoarding rare goods for profit.
Xiàn限
liàng量
bǎn版
qiú球
xié鞋
gāng刚
shàng上
shì市
jiù就
bèi被
huáng黄
niú牛
dùn囤
qǐ起
lái来
，
qí奇
huò货
kě可
jū居
，
jià价
gé格
fān翻
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
bèi倍
。
As soon as the limited-edition sneakers hit the market, scalpers hoarded them, treating them as rare commodities, and the price tripled.
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