Meanings
- when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)
- fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality
Written Forms
蘿蔔快了不洗泥Traditional · Main Form
萝卜快了不洗泥Alternate Form
lo4 baak6 faai3 liu5 bat1 sai2 nai4
when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) · fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality