粵

洛lok6陽joeng4紙zi2貴gwai3

simp洛阳纸贵
lok6 joeng4 zi2 gwai3Luò yáng zhǐ guì

English

  1. lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
  2. fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
  3. (idiom) to describe that someone's work becomes popular

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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