奇貨可居 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰei̯²¹ fɔː³³ hɔː³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/, /kʰei̯²¹ fɔː³³ hɔː³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: qíhuòkějū [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kei⁴ fo³ ho² geoi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qíhuòkějū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cíhuòkějyu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi²-huo⁴-kʻo³-chü¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chí-hwò-kě-jyū [Mandarin, Yale], chyihuohkeejiu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цихокэцзюй [Mandarin, Palladius], cixokɛczjuj [Mandarin, Palladius], kèih fo hó gēui [Cantonese, Yale], kei⁴ fo³ ho² goey¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kéi⁴ fo³ ho² gêu¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Earliest attested in Records of the Grand Historian: 呂不韋賈邯鄲，見而憐之，曰「此奇貨可居」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]吕不韦贾邯郸，见而怜之，曰「此奇货可居」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] Lǚ bùwéi gǔ hándān, jiàn ér lián zhī, yuē “cǐ qíhuòkějū”. [Pinyin] Lü Buwei, who was trading in Handan, saw (Qin prince Yiren) and pitied him and said (to himself): "This is a rare good that can be hoarded." Etymology templates: {{zh-x|呂不-韋賈邯-鄲，見而憐之，曰「此奇貨可居」。|Lü Buwei, who was trading in Handan, saw (Qin prince Yiren) and pitied him and said (to himself): "This is a rare good that can be hoarded."|CL|collapsed=yes}} 呂不韋賈邯鄲，見而憐之，曰「此奇貨可居」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]吕不韦贾邯郸，见而怜之，曰「此奇货可居」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] Lǚ bùwéi gǔ hándān, jiàn ér lián zhī, yuē “cǐ qíhuòkějū”. [Pinyin] Lü Buwei, who was trading in Handan, saw (Qin prince Yiren) and pitied him and said (to himself): "This is a rare good that can be hoarded." Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 奇貨可居

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      "zh-pron": "kéi⁴ fo³ ho² gêu¹"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰei̯²¹ fɔː³³ hɔː³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/"
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"奇貨可居" meaning in Chinese

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