Low income and high income

Low income and high income

The Chinese idiom Ji à NLI à NGU à ch à in pinyin means that when the valley is cheap and hurts the farmers, the income is cheap; when the valley is expensive and the people are poor, the income is cheap. It comes from the stele of King Cao Cheng by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

A measure to keep prices down in the old days. When the grain is cheap and hurts the farmers, it is bought at a low price; when the grain is expensive and the people are suffering, it is sold at a low price.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Hanyu's "stele of King Cao Cheng" said: "Wang's first administration is in Wen, and his final administration is in Xiang. He keeps things in balance, and thieves collect and expensively come out."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: low in and high out, cheap to buy and expensive to sell, cheap to collect and expensive to send

Idiom usage

It refers to the ancient measures to stabilize grain prices