Daily Chinese proverbs
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"(The view is so good that) We cannot fully, by day's end admire." - Du Fu, Tang Dynasty"This is another sky. No likeness to the human world below." - Li Bo, Tang Dynasty"Jealousy arises often from a ...
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Daily Chinese proverbs
"There is a time for all things. The chrysanthemum in autumn and the peach blossom in spring." - Wen Zhuang, Ming Dynasty"Onflowing streams whirl and fall, without plan, to east or west." - Wu Qun, So...
Daily Chinese proverbs
"Only country bumpkins cannot read." - Wen Zhuang, Ming Dynasty"Beware an ear laid close to the wall." - (i.e. walls have ears), Book of Songs, Zhou Dynasty"Do not forget to take your wife when you mo...
Daily Chinese proverbs
"Play is a gift from heaven, work is a man-made ill." - Liu Zhi, Yuan Dynasty"A path along a stream is full of peril." - Zhang Kejiu, Yuan Dynasty"Grab, and something will slip through your fingers." ...
Daily Chinese proverbs
"I take my sword to cut the water; the water still flows." - Li Bo, Tang Dynasty"Nature and feelings are born of habit." - Li Bo, Tang Dynasty"Stand upon the highest ridge, and see, how small the othe...






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