买东西Shopping & Money #043
báicàijià
“cabbage price”
🥬 / hear this and your wallet relaxes
情景Scenario
朋友说这件外套“白菜价”就买到了。这跟白菜有什么关系? A friend got a jacket at “bái cài jià” (cabbage price). What's cabbage got to do with it?
选择Choose
A用白菜换来的traded for cabbage
B便宜得像白菜,超划算dirt cheap, a steal
C一种白色的菜a white vegetable
答案Answer

白菜最常见最便宜,所以“白菜价”=超便宜。想说划算就说“这也太白菜价了”。

Cabbage is the cheapest vegetable, so 白菜价 = dirt cheap.

例句Example
"zhèshuāngxiébáicàijiàtàizhíle。"
“These shoes were dirt cheap — such a deal.”
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