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"expensive" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
昂贵 昂貴 áng guì adj. expensive / costly syn
贵 貴 guì adj. expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn
高昂 gāo áng v., adj. to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn
值钱 值錢 zhí qián adj. valuable / costly / expensive syn
昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn
昻 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive / variant of 昂[ang2]
Chinese Pinyin Translation
天价 天價 tiān jià extremely expensive / sky-high price
名表 名錶 míng biǎo famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive
虫草 蟲草 chóng cǎo caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.) / see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dong1chong2-xia4cao3]
大红袍 大紅袍 dà hóng páo an expensive type of oolong tea
富贵病 富貴病 fù guì bìng rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation)
洛阳纸贵 洛陽紙貴 luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes syn
食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
珉玉 mín yù good and bad / expensive and cheap
碰磁 pèng cí (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car) / variant of 碰瓷[peng4ci2]
碰瓷 pèng cí (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) syn
不当家不知柴米贵 不當家不知柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
买下 買下 mǎi xià to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house) / to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
冬虫夏草 冬蟲夏草 dōng chóng - xià cǎo caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
屦贱踊贵 jù jiàn yǒng guì (idiom) Originally, ordinary shoes were cheap while the wooden clogs worn by mutilated convicts were expensive because mutilations were widespread.
米珠薪桂 mǐ zhū xīn guì (idiom) Describes a situation in which food and fuel are prohibitively expensive, making life extremely difficult for ordinary people. syn
物离乡贵 wù lí xiāng guì (idiom) Goods become more expensive the farther they are from their place of production.
烹龙庖凤 烹龍庖鳳 pēng lóng páo fèng (idiom) To prepare rare and precious delicacies / also describes sumptuous, expensive dishes. It can likewise refer to richly crafted artistic works.
烹龙砲凤 pēng lóng pào fèng (idiom) 1. To prepare rare and precious delicacies, or to describe sumptuous and expensive dishes. 2. Also refers to highly accomplished artistic skill.
爨桂炊玉 cuàn guì chuī yù (idiom) Firewood is as hard to obtain as cassia wood, and rice is as expensive as pearls. It describes high prices and the resulting hardship of daily life.
纸贵洛城 zhǐ guì luò chéng (idiom) Describes a work that becomes highly popular for a time and circulates widely. It is equivalent to “paper becomes expensive in Luoyang.”
膏粱文绣 gāo liáng wén xiù (idiom) It refers to the luxurious lifestyle of wealthy and influential families. More broadly, it can also describe refined and expensive goods.
蒲扇价增 pú shàn jià zēng (idiom) An object becomes more valuable or expensive because a famous person used it or made it popular.
踊贵屦贱 yǒng guì jù jiàn (idiom) Shoes made for people who had been mutilated were more expensive than ordinary shoes.
馔玉炊珠 zhuàn yù chuī zhū (idiom) Originally, it described a situation in which food and fuel were extremely expensive, making life difficult.
黑貂之裘 hēi diāo zhī qiú (idiom) A garment made of black sable fur / by extension, a luxurious and expensive article of clothing.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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