不當家不知柴米貴

bat1 dong1 gaa1 bat1 zi1 caai4 mai5 gwai3

a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

Written Forms

不當家不知柴米貴Traditional · Main Form
不当家不知柴米贵Alternate Form

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