酒香不怕巷子深 jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
  2. 2. quality goods need no advertising

Characters

Character Meaning
酒 jiǔ HSK 3
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
香 xiāng HSK 3
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
巷 xiàng HSK 6
lane; alley
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
深 shēn HSK 4
deep; deeply; (of a color) dark