不当家不知柴米贵

Traditional form:

不當家不知柴米貴

Pinyin (reading):

bùdāngjiābùzhīcháimǐguì

Definitions:

• a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 柴 - firewood, faggots, fuel; surname
• 米 - rice, millet, grain
• 贵 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 柴 - firewood, faggots, fuel; surname
• 米 - rice, millet, grain
• 貴 - expensive, costly; valuable, precious