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Definition
Unsellable goods; products that cannot be sold due to poor market conditions or oversupply.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
Refers specifically to a situation where the market is saturated with a certain product, causing its value to plummet. It describes the state of the goods themselves as being devalued or unsellable due to this market condition. Often used by shopkeepers or traders to explain why they cannot make a profit on a particular item.
Examples
These goods won't sell and have become unsellable stock.
It's useless to lower the price further, the market is flooded right now.
Related words
Common phrases
to cause a market crash for a product
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply having a bad day at work or a general economic recession. It specifically implies that the supply of a particular type of product has exceeded demand, making individual items worthless.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
