囤积居奇 Túnjī jū qí Hoarding and speculation

Explanation

指商人囤积大量商品，等待高价出卖，牟取暴利。

Refers to merchants hoarding large quantities of goods, waiting for high prices to sell them, and making huge profits.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，长安城内有一位精明的商人名叫李员外。他听说边疆战乱，粮食价格即将上涨，便动用所有积蓄，大量收购粮食。他将粮食储存在自家巨大的仓库里，如同山一样堆积如山。等到几个月后，边疆战乱加剧，长安城内粮食告急，价格飞涨。李员外这才将囤积的粮食陆续抛售，赚取了巨额财富，成为了长安城首屈一指的富豪。然而，他的行为也引发了百姓的怨声载道，不少人因为买不起粮食而忍饥挨饿。这个故事反映了囤积居奇的恶劣影响，也警示人们要公平交易，维护市场秩序。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, cháng ān chéng nèi yǒu yī wèi jīng míng de shāng rén míng jiào lǐ yuán wài. tā tīng shuō biān jiāng zhàn luàn, liáng shí jià gé jí jiāng shàng zhǎng, biàn dòng yòng suǒ yǒu jī xù, dà liàng shōu gòu liáng shí. tā jiāng liáng shí chǔ cún zài jī zi jù dà de cāng kù lǐ, rú tóng shān yī yàng duī jī rú shān. děng dào jǐ gè yuè hòu, biān jiāng zhàn luàn jiā jù, cháng ān chéng nèi liáng shí gào jí, jià gé fēi zhǎng. lǐ yuán wài cái cèi jiāng túnjī de liáng shí lù xù pāo shòu, zhuàn qǔ le jù é cái fù, chéng wéi le cháng ān chéng shǒu qū yī zhǐ de fù háo. rán ér, tā de xíng wéi yě yǐn fā le bǎi xìng de yuàn shēng zài dào, bù shǎo rén yīn wèi mǎi bù qǐ liáng shí ér rěn jī āi è. zhège gù shì fǎn yìng le túnjī jūqí de è liè yǐng xiǎng, yě jǐng shì rén men yào gōng píng jiāo yì, wéi hù shì chǎng zhì xù.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a shrewd merchant named Li Yuanwai in Chang'an. Hearing that there was war on the border and that grain prices would soon rise, he used all his savings to buy large amounts of grain. He stored the grain in his huge warehouse, piled up like mountains. Months later, the border war intensified, and Chang'an was facing a grain shortage. Grain prices skyrocketed. Li Yuanwai then sold his stockpiled grain, earning a huge fortune, becoming the richest man in Chang'an. However, his actions led to resentment among the people; many went hungry because they couldn't afford grain. This story reflects the negative impact of hoarding, and warns against unfair trade practices and the disruption of market order.

Usage

主要用于形容商人为了谋取暴利而囤积居奇的行为。

zhǔyào yòng yú xíngróng shāng rén wèi le móuqǔ bàolì ér túnjī jūqí de xíngwéi.

Mainly used to describe the behavior of merchants hoarding goods to make huge profits.

Examples

• 某些商人囤积居奇，哄抬物价。

  mǒuxiē shāngrén túnjī jūqí, hōngtái wùjià.

  Some businessmen hoard goods and raise prices.

• 政府严厉打击囤积居奇的行为。

  zhèngfǔ yánlì dǎjí túnjī jūqí de xíngwéi.

  The government severely cracks down on hoarding behavior.

Related Idioms

• 奇货可居

• 投机倒把

Opposite Idioms

• 薄利多销

• 平价销售