人离乡贱，物离乡贵人離鄉賤，物離鄉貴人離鄉賤，物離鄉貴

a person away from home is cheap, goods away from home are dear

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Away from home people are looked down on, while goods from elsewhere are prized. Said with a sigh about life as an outsider.

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Simplified: 人离乡贱，物离乡贵
Traditional (Taiwan): 人離鄉賤，物離鄉貴
Pinyin: rénlíxiāngjiàn, wùlíxiāngguì
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄐㄧㄢˋ，ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄨㄟˋ

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