- English translation
Skip this round of buying rather than spend your cash at an inflated price.
- Literal wording
Waste your market, and do not waste your money.
- Meaning and lesson
The saying advises restraint when prices have suddenly risen. It treats the money in hand as the thing to protect, so a buyer should pass up an overpriced purchase and let the market settle.
The word for money is read broadly as cash in general, not a specific coin or sum. The contrast is between missing one shopping opportunity and paying more than the goods are worth, which the speaker treats as the larger loss. This is advice about a temporary price spike, not a general rule against shopping.
- When it is used
Suited to moments when prices suddenly jump and a purchase can safely wait. It works as a reminder to hold off rather than overpay, and it does not argue against buying necessary items at a fair price.
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