洛陽紙貴
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English
- lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
- fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
- (idiom) to describe that someone's work becomes popular
粵語 — Cantonese
- 成語,形容著作好受歡迎
Examples
羅琳出名之後,佢嘅新作洛陽紙貴。
J. K. Rowling's new novel is very popular after she became famous.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk