what 's rare is precious
In Chinese, Pinyin is w ù x ī w é IGU ì, which means that things are precious because they are rare. It is the same as "rare is precious". It comes from the supplement of Suiyuan poetry by Yuan Mei of Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The first volume of the supplement to Suiyuan's poetry by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty: "it's reasonable to cover rare things."
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attributive; it means that things are precious because they are rare.
Chinese PinYin : wù xī wéi guì
what 's rare is precious
the clouds disperse and the sun appears. yún kāi jiàn tiān
Orange turns into trifoliate orange. jú huà wéi zhǐ
Breaking wood and digging earth. duàn mù jué dì
all for himself , none for others. yǒu jǐ wú rén