逢人减岁,遇货加钱逢人減歲,遇貨加錢逢人減歲,遇貨加錢

take years off people you meet, add money to goods you meet

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Old advice for pleasing people: guess people younger than they are and rate their goods higher. A bit flattering.

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Simplified: 逢人减岁,遇货加钱
Traditional (Taiwan): 逢人減歲,遇貨加錢
Pinyin: féng rén jiǎn suì,yù huò jiāqián
Bopomofo: ㄈㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ,ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄑㄧㄢˊ

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

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