物以稀为贵

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]