塘里无鱼虾也贵 塘里無魚蝦也貴 塘里無魚蝦也貴

when the pond has no fish, even shrimp are dear

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
When there is nothing of high quality, even inferior things become valuable. Close to "beggars can't be choosers".
Simplified
塘里无鱼虾也贵
Traditional (Taiwan)
塘里無魚蝦也貴
Pinyin
táng li wú yúxiā yě guì
Pinyin (Taiwan)
táng lǐ wú yúxiā yě guì
Bopomofo
ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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