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.
what 's rare is precious
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - qiān lǐ zhī xíng,shǐ yú zú xià
a great ability to rule the country - jīng shì zhī cái
all is quiet in the dead of night - yè lán rén jìng