Guì de bù guì; jiàn de bù jiàn.

貴的不貴, 賤的不賤。

Lit Expensive goods are not really expensive [because they are of high quality, and] cheap goods are not really cheap [because they are usually of low quality].

Note [See also piányi wú hǎo huò and hǎo wù bù jiàn and yī fēn jiàqian below.]

Topics CHEAPNESS EXPENSE QUALITY VALUE