不怕不识货,只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

不

bù

no; not so

怕

pà

to be afraid

不

bù

no; not so

识

shí

to know

货

huò

goods

,

,

只

zhǐ

variant of 只[zhi3]

怕

pà

to be afraid

货

huò

goods

比

bǐ

abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]

货

huò

goods