萝卜快了不洗泥，萝卜慢了代剥皮蘿蔔快了不洗泥，蘿蔔慢了代剝皮蘿蔔快了不洗泥，蘿蔔慢了代剝皮

When radishes sell fast they go unwashed; when they sell slowly they get peeled for you

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When goods are in demand, even poor quality sells; when demand is weak, buyers are fussy about even good goods. It says supply and demand rule the market.

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Simplified: 萝卜快了不洗泥，萝卜慢了代剥皮
Traditional (Taiwan): 蘿蔔快了不洗泥，蘿蔔慢了代剝皮
Pinyin: luóbokuàilebùxǐní, luóbo mànle dài bāopí
Bopomofo: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧˊ，ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛㄇㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄠㄆㄧˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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