Published: August 23rd, 2021,
Last updated: August 23rd, 2021

„Those are Chinese cabbage prices!“ you might shout for a change the next time you flip through the advertising leaflet of your local discount store. The term 白菜价 báicàijià (白菜 báicài „Chinese cabbage“ and 价 jià from 价格 jiàgé „price“) is the friendly Chinese version of „underprice“ or „knockdown price“.