In the post-war period, when material resources were lacking, industriousness and frugality were much-praised virtues. Tilapia's low cost was the most important factor behind its becoming an integral part of people's diets, and given the living standards of the time, such a consideration was inevitable.
戰後年代，物資缺乏，刻苦勤儉是美德，吳郭魚融入常民生活，低廉的價格自是首要，卻也是生活的不得不然。