wù yǐ xī wéi guì
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物
wù
(bound form) thing
以
yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
稀
xī
sparse; scattered
为
wéi
variant of 為|为[wei2]
贵
guì
abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]