不怕不识货，只怕货比货
bù​pà​bù​shí​huò​zhǐ​pà​huò​bǐ​huò

quality is best judged by comparison

  • created sense approved 不怕不识货，只怕货比货/不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨 · bù​pà​bù​shí​huò​zhǐ​pà​huò​bǐ​huò · quality is best judged by comparison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不怕不识货，只怕货比货 / 不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨

    bù​pà​bù​shí​huò​zhǐ​pà​huò​bǐ​huò

    quality is best judged by comparison

    literally "don't worry about not being able to judge the quality of goods, only worry about comparing one item against another"; a proverb meaning that the true value of an object or person can only be determined through direct comparison

    不怕 (literal) → 不怕 · bù​pà · to not fear 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 识货 (literal) → 识货/識貨 · shí​huò · to know what's what ， (non_chinese) 只怕 (literal) → 只怕 · zhǐ​pà · to only fear 货 (literal) → 货/貨 · huò · goods 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · to compare 货 (literal) → 货/貨 · huò · goods

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