laan6 si5爛市烂市
Jyutpinglaan6 si5
Yalelaahn síh
Definition
Unsaleable, slow-selling, or unpopular due to market saturation.
colloquialshoppingmoney
How it's used
Describes a situation where a product is so common or undesirable that it cannot be sold at a decent price. It implies a sense of market saturation or a lack of consumer interest. While it literally contains the character for rotten, it is strictly used in a commercial context regarding supply and demand.
Examples
This style of shirt is unsaleable now, nobody buys it.
Why is this product so unsaleable?
Related words
Common phrases
unsaleable goods
to cause a market to become oversaturated
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 爛尾, which refers to an unfinished project or building. 爛市 specifically relates to the inability to move inventory due to market conditions.
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