好货不便宜，便宜没好货好貨不便宜，便宜沒好貨好貨不便宜，便宜沒好貨

good goods aren't cheap; cheap things aren't good goods

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Quality costs money, and cheap goods are likely poor. Similar to "You get what you pay for."

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Simplified: 好货不便宜，便宜没好货
Traditional (Taiwan): 好貨不便宜，便宜沒好貨
Pinyin: hǎo huò bù piányi, piányi méi hǎo huò
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ，ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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