市无二价 — “To sell at a fair and consistent price”

市无二价 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sell at a fair and consistent price”. No haggling or deceit in transactions. Describes a marketplace where all goods have a single, transparent price, reflecting honesty and good social conduct. Literally, “market without two prices”.

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市无二价 Pronunciation and Pinyin

市无二价 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
市	shì	5	market city
无	wú	4	without, not having
二	èr	2	the number two
价	jià	6	price; value

Example Sentence with 市无二价

在那个小镇上，商贩们都讲诚信，做到了市无二价，深受顾客信赖。

In that small town, all vendors were honest and maintained a policy of "market without two prices," earning deep trust from their customers.

Origin and Story of 市无二价

Towards the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, after being granted the title of 'An Han Gong,' poisoned Emperor Ping and declared himself the 'acting emperor,' installing the two-year-old Liu Ying as crown prince. Dreaming of becoming the true emperor, he dispatched eight envoys to observe public sentiment.

Upon their return to the capital, these envoys flattered Wang Mang, reporting that the people lived in abundance, thieves had vanished, roads were safe with no one picking up lost items, and doors were left unlocked at night. They also claimed that market transactions were fair, with a single, unvarying price for all goods – a "market without two prices."