待价而沽 |
dài jià ér gū |
to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer |
待 |
dāi |
to stay; to remain |
待 |
dài |
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to |
价 |
jiè |
(literary) messenger; servant |
价 |
jià |
price / value / (chemistry) valence |
价 |
jie |
particle used between an adverb and a verb or adjective / (dialect) particle used after a negative adverb such as 不 or 别 without any other following element |
而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
沽 |
Gū |
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽) |
沽 |
gū |
to buy / to sell |