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Chinese Sayings (30)

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 03-15-03 20:29

Chinese Sayings (30)
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天下原來共一家﹐四海之內皆兄弟。
Tian xia yuan lai gong yi jia, si hai zhi nei jie xiong di.

The land under heaven was originally one family,
In the whole world all men are brothers.
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工欲善其事﹐必先利其器。
Gong yu shan qi shi, bi xian li qi qi.

If the workman is planning to do a good job,
He must first sharpen his tools.
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初生犢兒不怕虎﹐長出角來倒怕狼。
Chu sheng du er bu pa hu, zhang chu jiao lai dao bu lang.

A newly born calf is not afraid of the tiger,
However, when it has its horns it is frightened by the fox.
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The above Chinese Sayings will be included in my upcoming
book "Over 2,000 Chinese Sayings Explained in English".

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
All rights reserved 2003
Yoon-Ngan

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Chinese Sayings (31)

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 03-17-03 17:37

Chinese Sayings (31)
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近水樓臺先得月﹐向陽花木早逢春。
Jin shui lou tai xian de yue, xiang yang hua mu zao feng chun.

A waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first;
Those flowers and trees facing the sun get the sunlight first.
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將錯就錯﹐將計就計。
Jiang cuo jiu cuo, jiang ji jiu ji.

Leave a mistake uncorrected and make the best of it;
Turn somebody's trick against him.
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機不可失﹐時不再來。
Ji bu ke shi, shi bu zai lai.

Don't let an opportunity slip away;
It may never come again.
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The above Sayings will be included in my upcoming book
"Over 2,000 Chinese Sayings Explained in English".

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
All rights reserved 2003
Yoon-Ngan

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Chinese Sayings (32)

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 03-18-03 16:48

Chinese Sayings (32)
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大事化為小事﹐小事化為沒事。
Da shi hua wei xiao shi, xiao shi hua wei mei shi.

Turn big problems into small problems,
And small problems into no problem at all.
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兩耳不聞窗外事﹐一心只讀聖賢書。
Liang er bu wen chuang wai shi, yi xin zhi du sheng xian shu.

I do not care what is going on outside the window,
As I am busying in the study of the classics.
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做老實人﹐說老實話﹐辦老實事。
Zuo lao shi ren, shuo lao shi hua, ban lao shi shi.

Be an honest man,
Honest in word,
And honest in deed.
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The above Sayings will be included in my upcoming book
"Over 2,000 Chinese Sayings Explained in English".

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
All rights reserved 2003
Yoon-Ngan

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Chinese Sayings (33)

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 03-19-03 18:04

Chinese Sayings (33)
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搬倒土山填平溝﹐大搞人造小平原。
Ban dao tu shan tian ping gou, da gao ren zao xiao ping yuan.

The purpose of flattening the hills to fill the gullies
Is to create a small man-made plain.
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飽食終日﹐無所用心。
Bao shi zhong ri, wu suo yong xin.

Being sated with food
He remained idle for not given serious thought to anthing.
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比上不足﹐比下有餘。
Bi shang bu zu, bi xia you yu.

Fall short of the best
But is better than the worst.
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The above Sayings will be included in my upcoming book
"Over 2,000 Chinese Sayings Explained in English".

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
All rights reserved 2003
Yoon-Ngan

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Chinese Sayings (34)

Author: CHUNG Yoon-Ngan
Date: 03-20-03 17:51

Chinese Sayings (34)
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井水不犯河水﹐各人自有各業。
Jing shui bu fan he shui, ge ren zi you ge ren ye.

Well water does not intrude into river water;
Each person minds his own business.
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打蛇先打頭﹐擒賊先擒王。
Da she xian da tou, qin zei xian qin wang.

Hitting a nakes the first is to hit the head,
And catching thieves the first is to catch the chief.
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同人莫打架﹐打架害荷包。
Tong ren mo da jia, da jia hai he bao.

Do not fight with your partners,
Otherwise your purse will get hurt.
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The above Sayings will be included in my upcoming book
"Over 2,000 Chinese Sayings Explained in English".

CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
All rights reserved 2003
Yoon-Ngan

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