不当家不知柴米贵

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)

不

bù

no; not so

当

dāng

to be

家

jiā

home

不

bù

no; not so

知

zhī

to know

柴

chái

firewood

米

mǐ

uncooked rice

贵

guì

abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]