zhǐ​guì​luò​yáng

to be popular

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纸贵洛阳/ 紙貴洛陽 zhǐ​guì​luò​yáng to be popular

(idiom) used to describe a piece of writing or a book that is highly praised and becomes a best-seller; literally "paper is expensive in Luoyang," referring to an ancient story where people rushed to buy paper to copy a famous poem

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same_as 纸贵洛阳/紙貴洛陽 洛阳纸贵/洛陽紙貴