劣幣驅逐良幣
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See also: 劣币驱逐良币
Chinese
| inferior | money; coins; currency | good; very; very much | money; coins; currency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (劣幣驅逐良幣) | 劣 | 幣 | 驅逐 | 良 | 幣 | |
| simp. (劣币驱逐良币) | 劣 | 币 | 驱逐 | 良 | 币 | |
| Literally: “The bad coins drive out the good coins”. | ||||||
Etymology
Possibly a calque of English bad money drives out good.
Pronunciation
Proverb
劣幣驅逐良幣
- bad money drives out good (Gresham's law)
- (by extension) things of inferior quality will drive out things of superior quality
See also
- (Japanese) 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する