"待價而沽" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "Zigong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):\n:\n子貢曰：「有美玉於斯，韞匵而藏諸？求善賈而沽諸？」子曰：「沽之哉！沽之哉！我待賈者也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子贡曰：「有美玉于斯，韫𰅥而藏诸？求善贾而沽诸？」子曰：「沽之哉！沽之哉！我待贾者也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐgòng yuē: “Yǒu měi yù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shàn jià ér gū zhū?” Zǐyuē: “Gū zhī zāi! Gū zhī zāi! Wǒ dài jià zhě yě.” [Pinyin]\nZigong said, \"There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?\" The Master said, \"Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.\"",
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