蘿蔔快了不洗泥

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)
  2. 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

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