"Waiting for a businessman and selling" and "waiting for a price and selling" are both metaphors for agreeing to work or do things only after good treatment and conditions. However, "waiting for a good price" emphasizes waiting for a good price to sell, and is also a metaphor for waiting for talents to be used or waiting for the right time; while "waiting for a good price" emphasizes waiting for a high price before selling, which is mainly used to describe a good treatment and conditions before agreeing. To hold office or do something.

Confucius proposed that "waiting for Jia and selling" was Confucius' self-understanding. He was very confident in his political opinions, believed that he had the ability to govern the country, and was waiting for wise people to use him. . In order to realize his ideals, Confucius traveled abroad many times, waiting for suitable opportunities and conditions to realize his political ideas. He is waiting for good opportunities and good treatment so that he can contribute to the country and society. Therefore, Confucius' "waiting for Jia and selling" emphasized self-awareness and confidence in the future, and at the same time expressed his desire and expectation to realize his political opinions.

In short, both "waiting for the business and selling" and "waiting for the price" both express expectations for good opportunities and treatment, but the former emphasizes self-awareness and confidence in the future, while the latter It is more focused on waiting for the conditions for high-price sales.