Definition of 奇貨可居 (きかおくべし)

奇貨可居

きかおくべし

kikaokubeshi

View details for kanji: 奇View details for kanji: 貨View details for kanji: 可View details for kanji: 居
expression
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you must seize every golden opportunity, strike while the iron is hot, when you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
奇貨可居【きかかきょ】
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奇貨居くべし【きかおくべし】
Related Kanji
奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity
貨 freight, goods, property
可 can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
居 reside, to be, exist, live with