Definition & Meaning

wait to sell at a good price; wait for the highest bid; sell to the highest bidder

Word usage

dài jià ér gū

待 价 而 沽

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derogwait to sell at a good price; wait for the highest bid; sell to the highest bidder
- lǎo bǎn sī kǎo le bàn tiān jué dìng dài jià ér gū
  老板思考了半天，决定待价而沽。
  The boss pondered for a long time and decided to wait for the highest bid.
- gè zhǒng gǔ zhōng dài jià ér gū
  各种古钟，待价而沽。
  Various kinds of ancient clocks in our curio shop are waiting for the respective highest bids.
synonym
tún jī jū qí囤积居奇 qí huò kě jū奇货可居 dài jiǎ ér gū待贾而沽

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"沽" cannot be written as "估".

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