不怕不识货，就怕货比货

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

(negative prefix) / not / no

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though

surname Pa

to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps

to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]

to record / to write a footnote

to know what's what

goods / money / commodity / CL:個|个[ge4]

at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]

euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]

to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)