善贾而沽
shàn​jià'ér​gū

to wait for a good price to sell

  1. 善 shàn verbadverb
    properly
    (bound form) properly; satisfactorily; well; used to indicate handling a matter with care or to its completion
  2. 贾 賈 gǔ
    to sell
    (literary) to sell or offer for sale
  3. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. 沽 gū
    to sell
    (literary) to sell