不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨

不怕不识货，只怕货比货
bùpàbùshíhuò,zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò
  1. lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
  2. fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 不怕 bùpà
  1. fearless
  2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
  3. even if
  4. even though
2 不識 bùshí
  1. (literary) to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
  2. to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate
3 貨 huò
  1. goods
  2. money
  3. commodity

classifier: 個
4 只怕 zhǐpà
  1. I'm afraid that...
  2. perhaps
  3. maybe
  4. very likely
5 貨 huò
  1. goods
  2. money
  3. commodity

classifier: 個
6 比 bǐ
  1. to compare
  2. (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  3. ratio
  4. to gesture
  5. (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
7 貨 huò
  1. goods
  2. money
  3. commodity

classifier: 個

Related entries

不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨 bùpàbùshíhuò,jiùpàhuòbǐhuò
  1. lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)
  2. fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison