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Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 05:16 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x ) 一手難遮兩耳風 Yi1 shou3 nan2 zhe liang3 er3 feng. 一腳難登兩艘船.---Yi jiao3 nan2 deng liang3 sou chuan2. One hand cannot shut out the wind from blowing to the two ears. One leg cannot embark on two boats. -------------------------------------------------------- 一笑解百愁 Yi1 xiao4 jie3 bai3 chou2 One joy scatters a hundred grieves. ----------------------------------------------- 一言啟智者 Yi1 yan2 qi3 zhi4 zhe3 For an intelligent man, one word, and he understands. ------------------------------------ 一燕不成夏 Yi1 yan4 bu4 cheng2 xia4 One swallow does not make a summer ----------------------------------------------- 衣着漂亮的,------Yi1 zhuo2 piao3 liang4 de,(P) 不見得是好人.---Bu4 jian4 de2 shi4 hao3 ren2. A person who wears fine clothes, May not be as good as he looks. (Fine feathers do not make fine birds). ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 05:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x ) 酒槽鼻子不喝酒,---Jiu3 cao2 bi2 zi3 bu4 he jiu3, 人家也要叫酒徒.---Ren2 jia ye3 yao4 jiao4 jiu3 tu2. A red-nosed man may not be a drunkard, but he will always be called one. ---------------------------------- 久旱逢霖雨,---Jiu3 han4 feng lin2 yu3, 他鄉遇故知.---Ta xiang yu4 gu4 zhi. To meet an old friend in a distant land Is like refreshing rain after a long drought. --------------------------------------- 酒好客自來 Jiu3 hao3 ke4 zi4 lai2 Good wine needs no bush ------------------------------------------ 酒後吐真言. Jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen yan2 After the wine he speaks the true words. ---------------------------------------- 久嫁成婆,---Jiu3 jia4 cheng2 po2, 久道成河.---jiu3 dao4 cheng2 he2. A long married woman will eventually become a mother-in-law, A path in a swamp will gradually turn into a stream. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 11:23 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x ) 十年練得好文秀才,---Shi2 nian2 lian4 de2 wen2 xiu4 cai2, 十年練不成田秀才.---Shi2 nian2 lian4 bu4 cheng2 tian2 xiu4 cai2. For ten years it could train a literary scholar, However, for ten years it could not train a farmland scholar. ------------------------------------------------- 識時務者為俊杰 Shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei2 jun4 jie2 Whosoever understands the times is a great man. --------------------------------------------------- 王言如絲,---Wang2 yan2 ru2 si, 其出如綸.---Qi2 chu ru2 lun. The king's words are like silk, Once they are out they are like silken threads. ---------------------------------------------- 往日的榮華,---Wang3 ri4 di2 rong2 hua2, 相黃梁一夢.---Xiang huang2 liang2 yi meng4. The glory and prosperity of the former years, Is like a short dream. -------------------------------------------------- 往者不可諫---Wang3 zhe3 bu4 ke3 jian4, 來者猶可追.---Lai2 zhe3 you2 ke3 zhui. There is nothing you can do for those who have already gone, But , it is probably you can help those who have come. --------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1520)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 16:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1520 ) 人在快樂中,---Ren2 zai4 kuai4 le zhoing, 不覺流光逝.---Bu4 jiao4 liu2 guang shi4. Those who are happy do not observe how time goes by. ------------------------------------------------ 人在人情在,---Ren2 zai4 ren2 qing2 zai4, 人死兩分開.---Ren2 si3 liang3 fen kai. A friend still had human feelings towards his friend, Once his friend was dead the feelings between them were separated. ----------------------------------------------------------- 仁者見仁,---Ren2 zhe3 jian4 ren2, 智者見智.---Zhi4 zhe3 jian4 zhi4. The benevolent see benevolence, And the wise see wisdom. (different people have different views) [In English, the donkey means one thing and the driver another] --------------------------------------------------- 儒者國之寶,---Ru2 zhe3 guo2 zhi bao3, 學問蓆之珍.---Xu2 wen4 xi2 zhi zhen. Scholars are a country's treasure, The learned are the delicacies of the feast. ------------------------------------------- 汝雖打草,---Ru3 sui da3 cao3, 吾已驚蛇.---Wu2 yi3 jing she2 Although you are hitting the grass on the ground, I am like the snake hiding in the grass being frightened. (act rashly and alert the enemy). ---------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 19:41 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1525 ) 人多出正理,---Ren2 duo chu zheng4 li3 谷多出好米.---Gu duo chu hao3 mi. Correct principle will come out with more people. Good rice will come out from more unhusked rice -------------------------------------------------------- 水落石出 Shui3 luo4 shi2 chu When the water subsides the rocks emerge (the whole thing comes to light) -------------------------------------------- 水能載舟,---Shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou, 亦能覆舟.---Yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou. Water can float a boat, And it can also sink a boat. --------------------------------------- 水牛趕不上兔子 Shui3 niu3 gan3 bu4 shang tu4 zi3 The water buffalo cannot catch up with the hare. -------------------------------- 水平不流,---Shui3 ping2 bu4 liu2, 人平不言.---Ren2 ping2 bu4 yan2. Water does not flow on level ground, Men do not cry out if there is no injustice. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1530)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 20:13 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1530 ) 頭上長瘡,---Tou2 shang4 chang chuang, 腳底流膿,---Jiao3 di3 liu2 nong2 - 壞透了.------Huai4 tou4 le With boils on the head And feet running with pus - Rotten from head to foot; rotten to the core. ------------------------------------------- 大勢所趨,---Da4 shi4 suo3 qu, 人心所向.---Ren2 xin suo3 xiang4. The trend of the times, And the desire of the people. (The general trend and popular feeling) ----------------------------------------------------- 單紗不成線,---Dan1 sha bu4 cheng2 xian4, 獨木不成林.---Du2 mu4 bu2 cheng2 lin2. A single fiber does not make a threas, A single tree does not make a forest. ----------------------------------------------------- 當面說好話,---Dang mian4 shuo hao3 hua4, 背後下毒手.---Bei4 hou4 xia4 du2 shou3. Say nice things to somebody's face, Then stab him in the back. -------------------------------------- 好人越學越好,---Hao3 ren2 yue4 xue2 yue4 hao3, 壞人越學越懷.---Huai4 ren2 yue4 xue2 yue4 huai4. The more a good man learns the better he becomes, The more a bad man studies the worst he will become. ------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1535)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 21:05 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1535 ) 換得了衣裳,---Huan4 de2 le yi chang2, 換不了人.------Huan4 bu4 le ren2. You may change the clothes, You cannot change the man. -------------------------------------------------- 患難朋友,------Huan4 nan2 peng2 you3, 才是真朋友.---Cai2 shi4 zhen peng2 you3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. ------------------------------------------------ 荒山出俊鳥 Huang1 shan chu jun4 niao There are beautiful birds in barren hills ---------------------------------------------------- 皇帝有錢,---Huang2 Di4 you3 qian2, 難買萬年.---Nan2 mai3 wan4 nian2. Though the Emperor has wealth, He cannot buy ten thousand years of life. ---------------------------------------------- 當年豐樂土,---Dang1 nian2 feng le tu3, 今日遍狼煙.---Jin ri4 bian4 lang2 yan2.(A*) In those days this was a prosperous and happy land, Now the whole land was full of the smoke of wolves' dung burnt at border posts (in ancient China) to signal alarm. (狼煙四起 means with alarms raised at all border posts) ----------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 40)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 21:40 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1540) 刀槍人庫,---Dao qiang ren2 ku4, 馬放南山.---Ma3 fang nan2 shan. Put the weapons back in the arsenal, And graze the war horses on the hillside, (relax vigilance against war) --------------------------------------- 刀山敢上,---Dao shan gan3 shang4, 火海敢闖.---Huo3 hai3 gan3 chuang3. He dares to climb a mountain of swords, And plunges into a sea of flames. [He is ready to undergo the most severe trials] ------------------------------------------ 道不同不相為謀 Dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang wei2 mou2 Tiger and deer do not walk together. ------------------------------------------------ 稻草煙多,---Dao4 cao3 yan duo, 窮人口多.---Qiong2 ren2 kou3 duo. The rice straw produces more smoke in burning, Poor people have more mouths to feed. -------------------------------------------- 道高一尺,---Dao4 gao yi chi3, 魔高一丈.---Mo gao yi zhang4. In order to achieve one foot of success, One has to face ten feet of difficulties. (zhang4 丈 = a unit of length = three and 1/3 meteres) ------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1545)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-20-11 23:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1545) 山中無虎,---Shan zhong wu2 hu3, 犬稱大王.---Quan3 cheng da4 wang2. There are no tigers in the hill, So a dog become the king. -------------------------------------- 善惡不同途,---Shan4 e4 bu4 tong2 tu2, 冰炭不同爐.---Bing tan4 bu4 tong2 lu2. Good and evil have different roads, Ice and charcoal have different storage ----------------------------------------- 善門難開亦難關 Shan4 men2 nan2 kai yi4 nan2 guan The door of charity is hard to open and hard to shut ----------------------------------- 山上擊鼓聲聞遠 Shan1 shang4 ji gu3 sheng wen2 yuan3 A drum beaten on a hill is heard far and wide -------------------------------- 上天無路,---Shang4 tian wu2 lu4, 入地無門.---Ru4 di4 wu2 men2. There is no road to heaven, And no door into the earth. (no way of escape; in desperate straits). ----------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1550)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 02:20 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1550) 工於謀人,---Gong yu2 mou2 ren2 拙於謀己.---Zhuo yu2 mou2 ji3. He knows how to do a good job for others, However, he is clumsy with his own job. (會替別人打算﹐不會替自己打算) ------------------------------------------------------ 一日不見,---Yi ri4 bu4 jian4, 如隔三秋.---Ru2 ge2 san qiu. One day (away from a love one), Seems like three years. ------------------------------------- 一身做事一身當 Yi1 shen zuo4 shi4 yi shen dang As you make your bed, you must lie on it (People must bear the consequences of their deliberate actions) ------------------------------------------ 一言既出,---Yi1 yan2 ji4 chu, 駟馬難追.---Si4 ma3 nan2 zhui. A word once spoken, Cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses. (說過的話不反悔)。 -------------------------------------- 蛇頭上蒼蠅,---She2 tou2 shang4 cang ying2, 自來的衣食.---Zi4 lai2 di2 yi shi2 The flies on the snake's head, are the natural food and clothes. (飛來虫) ---------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1555)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 03:32 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1565) 以農村包圍城市,---Yi3 nong2 cun bao wei2 cheng2 shi4, 最後奪取了城市.---Zui4 hou4 duo2 qu3 le cheng2 shi4 Using the rural areas to encircle the cities, Finally capture them. ------------------------------------------- 上氣不接下氣 Shang4 qi4 bu4 jie xia4 qi4 Grasp for breath 氣喘 ------------------------------------- 以其人之道,------Yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi dao4, 還治其人之身.---Huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi shen. Deal with a man, As he deals with you (Pay somebody back in his own coin) ---------------------------------- 以色事他人,---Yi3 se4 shi4 ta ren2, 能得機時好.---Neng2 de2 ji shi2 hao3. Using sex to work for people, How long can one be working? ----------------------------------------- 上下床之別 Shang4 xia4 chuang2 zhi bie2 The different of getting up to bed and getting down. (才智高下的之別) ------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1560)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 05:45 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1560) 別人看我不多大,---Bie2 ren2 kan4 wo3 bu4 duo da4, 我看別人大不多.---Wo3 kan4 bie2 ren2 da4 bu4 duo. People look at me and they know that I am not very big; I look at people and I know that they are not much bigger than me. ----------------------------------------------- 冰在風上,---Bing1 zai4 feng shang4, 窮在債上.---Qiong2 zai4 zhai4 shang4. The wind is on the ice, And the poverty is on the debt. ---------------------------------------- 病從口入,---Bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4, 禍從口出.---Huo4 cong2 kou3 chu. Illness finds its way in by the mouth, Calamity comes out from the mouth. ------------------------------------------ 不知稼穡艱難 Bu4 zhi jia4 se4 jian nan2 Only know how to eat and drink, But does not know the hardship of the farmers. (只知吃喝﹐不知種田人的辛苦) ------------------------------------- 不問青紅皂白 Bu4 wen4 qing hong2 zai4 bai2 Not bother to look into the rights and wrongs of a case (不問是非曲直) --------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1565)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 06:32 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1565) 叫高山低頭,---Jiao4 gao shan di tou2 河水讓路.-------He2 shui3 rang4 lu4. Make the mountains bow their heads, And the rivers give way. ------------------------------------------------- 叫化子不過朽木橋 Jiao4 hua4 zi3 bu4 guo4 ciu mu4 qiao2. Even a beggar will not cross a rotten wooden bridge. --------------------------------------- 叫化子唱山歌,---Jiao4 hua4 zi3 chang4 shan ge, 窮開心.--------------Qiong2 kai xin." A beggar sings the mountain songs; He is happy in poverty. ---------------------------------- 走了和尚,---Zou3 liao3 he2 shang4, 走不了廟.---Zou3 bu4 liao3 miao4. A monk can leave the temple, But the temple cannot go away. --------------------------------------- 罪惡是煩惱的根源 Zui4 e4 shi4 fan2 nao3 de gen yuan2 Sin is the root of sorrow. ------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1570)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 08:38 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1570) 流水不腐,---Liu2 shui3 bu4 fu3, 戶樞不蠹.---Hu4 shu bu4 du4. Running water is never stale, A door-hinge never gets worm-eaten. ------------------------------------------ 六十無孫,---Liu4 shi2 wu2 sun, 老樹無根.---Lao3 shu4 wu2 gen. By the age of sixty, if one is still without grandchildren, Then one is like an old tree without roots. ---------------------------------------- 驢兒不喝水,---Lu4 er2 bu4 he2 shui3, 不能強按頭.---Bu4 neng2 qiang2 an4 tou2. If a donkey does not want to drink water, One cannot make it drinks by pushing down its head by force. ----------------------------------------- 但聞樓梯響,---Dan4 wen2 lou2 ti sheng, 不見人下來.---Bu4 jian4 ren2 xia4 lai2. I can hear the footsteps on the stairs, However, I do not see anyone coming. -------------------------------------- 當家纔知柴米貴,---Dang jia cai2 zhi chai2 mi3 gui4, 養子方曉父娘恩.---Yang3 zi3 fang xiao3 fu4 mu3 en. You have to be in charge of the family to know how high are the prices of the firewood and the rice. Only when you have your own son will you know the sincere love given to you by your parents. --------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1575)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-21-11 17:37 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1575) 處境越來越糟 Chu4 jing4 yue4 lai2 yue4 zao Out of the frying pan into the fire. (Out of one trouble into worse trouble) --------------------------------------------- 穿碎是我衣,---Chuan sui4 shi4 wo3 yi, 亡故是我妻.---Wang2 gu4 shi4 wo3 qi. This is my clothe that I wear it until it is torn, She has been my wife until she died. ------------------------------------------------------ 豆油兼豆豉,---Dou4 you2 jian dou4 gu chi3, 蔥頭永不離.---Cong tou2 yong3 bu4 li2. Both the soya-bean oil and fermented soya beans, Plus the onions will never leave the kitchen. ------------------------------------------------------ 獨柴難燒,---Du2 chai2 nan2 shao, 獨子難教.---Du2 zi3 nan2 jiao. A single stick of firewood is hard to burn; The only son is hard to teach. ------------------------------------------- 讀得書多勝大坵,---Du2 de2 shu duo sheng4 da4 qiu, 不須耕種自然收.---Bu4 xu geng zhong4 zi4 ran2 shou. To study more books is better than a big plot of land, As one does not have to till the land to earn a living. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1580)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 01:32 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1580) 不教而善,---Bu4 jiao4 er2 shan4, 非聖而何.---Fei sheng4 er2 he2. He is good without teaching, What is he if he is not a sage. 教而後善,---Jiao4 er2 hou4 shan4, 非賢而何.---Fei xian2 er2 he2. He is good after teaching, What is he if he is not a person of virtue. 教亦不善,---Jiao4 yi4 bu4 shan4, 非愚而何.---Fei yu2 er2 he2. After teaching he is still no good, What is he if he is not a stupid person. ---------------------------------------- 不經一事,---Bu4 jing yi shi4, 不長一智.---Bu4 zhang3 yi zhi4. One cannot gain knowledge without practice. (Wisdom comes from experience) ----------------------------------------- 不可不信,---Bu4 ke3 bu4 xin4, 不可全信.---Bu4 ke3 quan2 xin4. You can believe it, But do not believe it wholeheartedly.. ---------------------------------------- 不可驕傲自滿,------Bu4 ke3 jiao ao4 zi4 man3 也不可妄自菲薄.---Ye3 bu4 ke3 wang4 zi4 fei3 bo2. Neither be conceited nor excessively humble. --------------------------------------------- 不肯好學讀書,---Bu4 ken3 hao3 xue2 du2 shu, 便為下愚之人.---Bian4 wei2 xia4 yu4 zhi ren2. For not wanting to learn to be good and study, One would become a stupid person. ---------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1585)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 02:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1585) 孩兒不離娘,---Hai3 er2 bu4 li2 niang2, 瓜兒不離秧.---Gua er2 bu4 li2 yang. A child will never leave his mother, A melon will never leave the seedling. ---------------------------------------------------- 海枯石爛心不變 Hai3 ku shi2 lan4 xin bu4 bian4 The sea may run dry and the rocks may crumble, but our hearts will always remain loyal. -------------------------------------------------- 天天被人咒,---Tian1 tian bei4 ren2 zhou4, 快樂又長壽.---Kuai4 le4 you3 chang2 shou4. If you curse a man every day, You are ensuring his happiness and long life. --------------------------------------- 天無兩日,---Tian1 wu2 liang3 ri4, 民無二主.---Min2 wu2 er4 zhu3. The sky has no two suns, The people have no two kings. ----------------------------------------- 天下的鳥總往亮處飛 Tian xia4 de niao3 zong3 wang3 liang4 chu4 fei All birds tends to fly to the bright place ----------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 03:40 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1590) 養子教讀書,---Yang3 zi3 jiao du2 shu, 書中有金玉.---Shu zhong you3 jin yu4. Teach your children to study, As there are gold and jade in the books. ---------------------------------------- 樣樣都要,---Yang4 yang4 du yao4, 全數失掉.---Quan2 shu4 shi diao4. Grasp all, lose all. (意指: 貪多必失). ----------------------------------------------- 要鼓實勁,------Yao1 gu3 shi4 jin4, 不要鼓虛勁.---Bu4 yao gu3 xu jin4. We should encourage genuine enthusiasm, not sham enthusiasm. --------------------------------- 要人尊敬,---Yao1 ren2 zun jing4, 必須自重.---Bi4 xu zi4 zhong4. Wanting people to respect you, You must conduct yourself with dignity. ------------------------------------------ 藥不輕賣,---Yao4 bu4 qing mai4, 病不討醫.---Bing4 bu4 tao3 yi. Medicine cannot be sold easily And illness must be cured with care. -------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1595)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 05:57 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1595) 牛不知角彎,---Niu2 bu4 zhi jiao3 wan, 馬不知臉長.---Ma3 bu4 zhi lian3 chang2. An ox does not know its horns are crooked; A horse does not notice its face is long. ----------------------------------------------- 牛耕田, 馬吃穀 Niu2 geng tian2, ma3 chi gu3 The ox plows the field and the horse eats the grain ------------------------------------------------ 農夫不努力,---Nong2 fu2 bu4 nu3 li4, 餓死帝王君.---E4 si3 di4 wang2 jun. If the farmers are not working hard, The Kings and Emperors would die of starvation. ------------------------------------------- 爾曹身與名俱滅,---Er3 cao2 shen yu3 ming2 ju4 mie4, 不廢江河萬古流.---Bu4 fei4 jiang he2 wan4 gu3 liu2. Your bodies and names will perish, But the river will flow on forever. [the names of mediocre writers will be forgotten, but those of the great master will live] -------------------------------------- 耳聞為虛,---Er3 wen2 wei2 xu, 眼見為實.---Yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2. What you have heard about may be false; What you have seen is real. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1600)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 06:35 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1600) 爭名於朝,---Zheng1 ming2 yu2 chao2, 爭利於市,---Zheng1 li4 yu2 shi4 In Court officials were contending for name sake, In the market business men were striving for profit. ------------------------------------------- 睜一隻眼,---Zheng yi zhi yan3, 閉一隻眼.---Bi4 yi zhi yan3. Turn a blind eye to something. --------------------------------------------- 知彼知己,---Zhi bi3 zhi ji3, 百戰不殆.---Bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 Knowing your enemy and yourself, You can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. ------------------------------------------- 芝痲開花節節高 Zhi1 ma2 kai hua jie2 jie2 gao A sesame stalk puts forth blossoms notch by notch, higher and higher. ------------------------------------------- 紙做的花兒不會結果,---Zhi3 zuo4 di2 hua er2 bu4 hui4 jie2 guo3, 臘做的心兒見不得火.---La4 zuo4 di2 xin er2 jian4 bu4 de2 huo3. A flower, made of paper will never bear fruit, A heart, made of wax, cannot be exposed fire. ----------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1605)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 08:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1605) 會捉老鼠貓不叫 Hui4 zhuo lao3 shu3 mao bu4 jiao4 A cat that knows how to catch rats wouldn't cry. -------------------------------------- 會做快活人,---Hui4 zuo4 kuai4 huo2 ren2, 大事化無事.---Da4 shi4 hua4 wu2 shi4. To know how to become a happy man Turn big problems into nothing. ------------------------------------- 會做媳婦兩頭瞞,---Hui4 zuo4 xi2 fu4 liang3 tou2 man2, 不會做的兩頭轉.---Bu4 hui4 zuo4 di2 liang3 tou2 zhuan3. A capable daughter-in-law knows how to manage the family, An incapable does not know how to run the family. ------------------------------------------ 會做鹹魚也要鹽,---Hui4 zuo4 xian2 yu2 ye3 yao yan2, 會打官司也要錢.---Hui4 da4 guan si ye2 yao It requires salt to make salted fish, And it needs money to fight a court case. -------------------------------------- 身安莫嫌瘦,---Shen1 an mo4 xian2 shou2, 家安莫嫌貧.---Jia an mo4 xian2 pin2. If one is in good health one should not dislike for being thin, Living in a peaceful family one should not complain for being poor. ----------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1610)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 09:08 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1610) 凡事都要盡力而為 Fan2 shi4 du yao jin4 li4 er2 wei One must try one's best to accomplish what one is undertaking. ------------------------------------------ 凡事留一線,---Fan2 shi4 liu2 yi xian4, 日後好相見.---Ri4 hou4 hao3 xiang4 jian4. Whatever you do leave a thread behind, For future reference. ----------------------------------------------- 凡事只要耐,---Fan2 shi4 zhi yao nai4, 得煩不怕難.---De2 fan2 bu4 pa4 nan2. One must have patient in whatever one is undertaking, Do not afraid of facing difficulties. --------------------------------------------- 恩將恩報人間少,---En jiang en bao4 ren2 jian shao3, 反把恩慈變作仇.---Fan3 ba4 en ci2 bian4 zuo4 chou2. There are few people in this world rewarding kindness with kindness, But many people requite kindness with enmity. ---------------------------------------- 兒孫若然勝過我,---Er2 sun ruo4 ran2 sheng4 guo4 wo3, 不須要我來機謀.---Bu4 xu yao wo3 lai2 ji mou2. Since my children and grandchildren are better than me, It is not necessary for me to make plan for them. 兒孫如果不如我,---Er2 sun ru2 guo3 bu4 ru2 wo3, 千萬家產都自去.---Qian wan4 jia chan3 du zi4 qu4. If my children and grandchildren are not as good as me, Even I am very wealthy the wealth will eventually disappear. ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1615)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 17:35 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1615) 不摸鍋底手不黑,---Bu4 mo guo di3 shou3 bu4 hei, 不拿油瓶手不膩.---Bu4 na2 you2 ping2 shou3 bu4 ni4. One's hand will not be black if one does not touch the bottom of the pot, One's hand will not be oily if one does not hold the oily bottle. ---------------------------------------------------- 不能正人,---Bu4 neng2 zheng4 ren2, 焉能正人.---Yan neng2 zheng4 ren2. Until you have rectified yourself, You cannot rectify others. ----------------------------------------- 不怕不會,---Bu4 pa4 bu4 hui4, 只怕不學.---Zhi3 pa4 bu4 xue2. Don't be afraid of not knowing, But you should be afraid of not learning. -------------------------------------------- 不怕不識貨,---Bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4, 就怕貨比貨.---Jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4. Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods, They stand up well to comparison. -------------------------------------- 不怕賭得精,---Bu4 pa4 du3 de2 jing, 只怕精不賭.---Zhi3 pa4 jing bu4 du3. The casino is not afraid of the skilful gambler, It is afraid of the skilful gambler does not want to gamble. ---------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1620)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 17:55 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1620) 無苦即無樂 Wu2 ku3 ji2 wu2 le4. No cross no crown or (或: 沒有困難就沒有成功) ----------------------------------------- 無有不如己者 Wu2 you3 bu4 ru2 ji3 zhe You have no friends not equal to yourself. ------------------------------------------ 無源之水,---Wu2 yuan2 zhi shui3, 無本之木.---Wu2 ben3 zhi mu4. Theory divorced from practice would be like water without a source, or a tree without roots. ---------------------------------------- 勿緣木而求魚 Wu2 yuan3 mu4 er2 qiu2 yu2 Don't climb a tree to look for fish. ---------------------------------- 無債一身輕 Wu2 zhai4 yi shen qing Without debt you feel happy and lightly in life. -------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1625)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 18:23 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1625) 衙門深如海---Ya2 men2 shen ru2 hai3, 弊病大如天.---Bi4 bing4 da4 ru2 tian. A government department is as deep as the ocean, And the malpractice is as big as the sky. -------------------------------------------------- 言不出眾,---Yan2 bu4 chu zong4, 貌不驚人.---Mao4 bu4 jing ren2 His speech is not out of ordinary, And his look is not astonishing. -------------------------------------------- 言不投機半句多 Yan2 bu4 tou2 ji ban4 ju4 duo If the talking is not congenial half a sentence is more than enough. ----------------------------- 嚴冬已經來了,----Yan2 dong yi3 jing lai2 le, 春天還會遠麼?---Chun tian hai2 hui4 yuan3 me? The bitter cold winter is here, Spring time is not far away. 本錢快吃光了,---Ben3 qian2 kuai4 chi guang le, 關門還會遠麼?---Guan men2 hai2 hui4 yuan3 me? The capital is almost being used up, Soon the business is about to be closed. ---------------------------------------------------- 言多必失 Yan2 duo bi4 shi In a multitude of words there will certainly be a mistake. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1630)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 18:50 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1630) 七處點火,---Qi1 chu4 dian3 huo3, 八處冒煙.---Ba chu4 mao4 yan. Light a fire in seven places And there will be flames and smoke in eight. ----------------------------------------- 七十, 風前燭,---Qi1 shi2, feng qian2 zhu2, 八十, 瓦上霜.---Ba shi2, wa3 shang4 shuang. At seventy, a candle in the wind, At eighty, frost on the tiles. ----------------------------------------- 騎虎難下背 Qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4 bei Riding on the tiger's back it is hard to get down. --------------------------------- 杞人憂天 Qi2 Ren2 you tian Don't be like the man of Qi2 who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall (或莫自尋煩惱). -------------------------------------------- 棋輸一著,---Qi2 shu yi zhao2, 滿盤皆錯.---Man3 pan2 jie cuo4. In chess game, if you make one wrong move, You will lose the whole game. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1635)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 19:06 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1635) 水漲船高,---Shui3 zhang4 chuan2 gao, 柴多火旺.---Chai2 duo huo3 wang4 When the water in the river rises the boat goes up, When there are more firewood the fire will burn vigorously. ----------------------------------------- 順手牽羊,---Shun4 shou3 qian yang2 將計就計.---Jiang ji4 jiu4 ji4. Lead away a goat in passing, And turn somebody's trick against him. (beat somebody at his own game) ----------------------------------------- 獨木怎支大廈 Du2 mu4 zen zhi da4 sha4 How can one beam support a house? -------------------------------------- 青雲有路, 以志為梯 Qing1 yun2 you3 lu4, yi3 zhi4 wei2 ti. The ladder to success is conviction to a goal. ------------------------------ 雞鳴早看天,---Ji ming2 zao3 kan tian, 末晚先投宿.---Mo4 wan3 xian tou2 su4. It is early morning when the rooster crows, Find a place to stay overnight before night falls. ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1640)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 20:53 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1640) 只要船頭坐得穩,---Zhi3 yao chuan2 tou2 zuo4 de2 wen3, 不怕四面浪來頭.---Bu4 pa4 si4 mian4 lang4 lai2 tou2. Only if the prow of the boat is steady, It should not be afraid of the waves jolting the boat from all sides. ---------------------------------------------------- 只要自家上進,---Zhi3 yao zi4 jia shang4 jin4, 那怕人家看輕.---Na4 pa4 ren2 jia kan qing. If you have the desire to do better, You wouldn't be afraid of people looking down upon you. ------------------------------------ 只有錯買,---Zhi3 you3 cuo4 mai3, 沒有錯賣.---Mei2 you3 cuo4 mai4. You might have bought things wrongly, But never sold things wrongly. ------------------------------------------------- 只有打罪罵罪,---Zhi3 you3 da3 zui4 ma4 zui4, 沒有餓罪.---------Mei2 you3 e4 zui4. He was only guilty of hitting and scolding people, But he was not guilty of depriving people of food. -------------------------------------------- 只圖快樂眼前,---Zhi3 tu2 kuai4 le4 yan3 qian2, 哪管下獄天堂.---Na guan3 xia4 yu4 tian tang2. Only planning how to be happy for the present, Who cares whether to go to hell or heaven after life. ------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1645)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 20:59 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1645) 吃苦在前,---Chi ku3 zai4 qian2, 享樂在後.---Xiang3 le4 zai4 hou4 Be the first to bear hardship And the last to enjoy comforts. --------------------------------------------- 只要目的正當,---Zhi3 yao4 mu4 di2 zheng4 dang, 可以不擇手段.---Ke3 yi3 bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4. The end justifies (or sanctifies) the means. --------------------------------------------- 只要人手多,---Zhi3 yao4 ren2 shou3 duo, 牌樓會過河.---Pai2 lou2 hui4 guo4 he2 Provided there are more people, The decorated archway will cross the river. ------------------------------------ 只要虛心,---Zhi3 yao4 xu xin, 就會進步.---Jiu4 hui4 jin4 bu4. Provided you are modest, You will make progress. ----------------------------------- 只要站得直,---Zhi3 yao4 zhan4 de2 zhi2, 不怕影子彎.---Bu4 pa4 ying3 zi3 wan If you are standing upright, Don't worry if your shadow is crooked. ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1650)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-22-11 23:01 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1650) 強中更有強中手,---Qiang2 zhong geng you3 qiang2 zhong shou3, 一山自有一山高.---Yi shan zi4 you3 yi shan gao. There will always be someone who is stronger than the strongest, Naturally, there will be a mountain higher than the one that we are looking at. ---------------------------------------------------- 假公濟私,---Jia3 gong ji3 si, 賄賂並行.---Hui4 lu4 bing4 xing2. They used public office for their private gains, And practiced bribery and corruption. ---------------------------------- 父若英雄,---Fu4 ruo4 ying xiong2, 子必好漢.---Zi3 bi4 hao3 han4. If the father is a hero, The son is surely a true man. 娘要顛狂,---Niang2 yao4 dian kuang2, 女必輕賤.---Nu2 bi4 qing jian4. If the mother is a wildly arrogant, The daughter will certainly become a mean and worthless person. ---------------------------------------------- 籃子堵水不長久 Lan2 zi3 du3 shui3 bu4 chang2 jiu3 A basket cannot dam a stream for long --------------------------------------------------- 開飯鋪不怕大肚皮 Kai1 fan4 pu bu4 pa4 da4 du3 pi2 An innkeeper never worries if your appetite is big. --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1655)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 03:00 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1655) 能人背後有能人 Neng2 ren2 bei4 hou4 you3 neng2 ren2 For every able person there is always one still abler. --------------------------------------- 能說不能行,---Neng2 shuo bu4 neng2 xing2, 空口講空談.---Kong4 kou3 jiang3 kong4 tan2. Talk without action, Is an empty talk. ------------------------------------------- 泥菩薩過河,---Ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 he2, 本身難保乎.---Ben3 shen nan2 bao3 hu. It is like a clay idol fording a river, It hardly could save itself. (left alone assist anyone else) ------------------------------------------- 泥人怕雨,---Ni2 ren2 pa4 yu3 謊言怕理.---Huang3 yan2 pa4 li3. A clay figurine is afraid of rain, A lie is afraid of the truth. --------------------------------------- 泥沙洗滌猶易,---Ni2 sha xi3 di2 you2 yi4, 銀黃除去最難.---Yin2 huang2 chu2 qu4 zui4 nan2. It is easy to wash off the mud and sand, But it is very difficult to wash off the greed for money. ------------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1660)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 03:15 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1660) 閑暇無事,---Xian2 xia2 wu2 shi4, 度日如年.---Du4 ri4 ru2 nian2. Idling away for doing nothing, One feels of passing day is like passing a year. -------------------------------------- 相搭一篷風,--Xiang da yi peng2 chuan2, 有難各西東.---You3 nan2 ge4 xi dong. Travelling in the same boat, When the boat is in trouble each goes his own way. ------------------------------------------------ 不要小題大作 Bu4 yao xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4 Don't make a fuss over a trifling mater. or Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. -------------------------------------------- 不要自找麻煩 Bu4 yao zi4 zhao3 ma2 fan2 Do not make (someone) angry and cause trouble or danger. (Let sleeping dogs lie) -------------------------------------------------- 安樂以戒,---An1 le4 yi3 jie4, 無行所悔.---Wu2 xing2 suo3 hui3. Don't be too comfortable and relaxed, If you don't do anything you may regret. ----------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1665)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 05:56 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1665) 一人有福,---Yi ren2 you3 fu2, 帶挈一屋.---Dai4 qie4 yi wu. When a man has a good fortune, He raises the well being of the whole family --------------------------------------------- 一人造反,---Yi ren2 zao4 fan3, 九族全滅.---Jiu3 zu2 quan2 mie4. (In ancient time) when a man rebelled against the government, His whole family and families of his mother and wife would be exterminated. ------------------------------------------- 一人之妻不吃二人之飯 Yi1 ren2 zhi qi bu4 chi er4 ren2 zhi fan4 She who is the wife of one man cannot eat the rice of two ----------------------------------------------- 一日從師,---Yi1 ri4 cong shi, 終身為父.---Zhong shen wei2 fu4. He who teaches me for one day Is like my father for life. -------------------------------------------- 愿怠慢君子,---Yuan4 dai4 man4 jun zi3, 不怠慢小人.---Bu4 dai4 man4 xiao3 ren2. One prefers to neglect a gentleman, than to slight a villain. ---------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1670)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 07:18 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1670) 遲做總比不做好. Chi2 zuo4 zong3 bi3 bu4 zuo4 hao3 Better late than never. ------------------------------------------------- 尺璧非寶,---Chi3 bi4 fei bao3, 寸陰是競.---Cun4 yin shi4 jing4. An inch of time on the sundial, Is worth more than a foot of jade. ------------------------------------------ 寸金難買寸光陰---Cun4 jin nan2 mai3 cun4 guang yin. Pieces of gold will not buy an inch of time ------------------------------------------------ 聰明一世,---Cong1 ming2 yi shi4, 糊塗一時.---Hu2 tu yi shi2. Being clever all one's life But stupid for once. -------------------------------- 出門看天色,---Chu1 men2 kan4 tian se4, 進門看臉色.---Jin4 men2 kan4 lian3 se4. Look at the weather when you step out of your house, Look at the host's face when you step into his house. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1675)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 16:56 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1675) 前車之覆,---Qian2 che zhi fu4, 後車之鑒.---Hou4 che zhi jian4. The overturned cart ahead Is a warning to the cart behind. ----------------------------------------- 錢到公事辦,---Qian2 dao4 gong shi4 ban4, 火到豬頭爛.---Huo3 dao4 zhu tou2 lan4. Money works wonders, Fire cooks pork. ----------------------------------- 錢來猶如針挑土,---Qian2 lai2 you2 ru2 zhen tiao tu3, 錢去猶如水推沙.---Qian2 qu4 you2 ru2 shui3 tui sha. Money comes like earth scooped up with a needle, It goes like sand washed away by water. ------------------------------------------------- 錢落賭場,---Qian2 luo4 du3 chang3, 書落考場,---Shu luo4 kao3 chang3, 人落戰場.---Ren2 luo4 zhan4ss chang3. A man lost his money in the casino, A scholar failed in the examination, A man lost his life in the battle field. -------------------------------------------- 前門拒虎,---Qian2 men2 ju4 hu3, 後門進狼.---Hou4 men2 jin4 lang2. Drive the tiger away from the front door, And let a wolf in at the back. (fend off one danger only to fall prey to another) ---------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 17:09 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1680) 狗拿耗子,---Gou3 na2 hao4 zi3 多管閒事.---Duo guan3 xian2 shi4. A dog is trying to catch mice, A matter does not concern the dog. (A dog's business is to watch the gate. If it catches rats it is getting into the cat's business) --------------------------------------------- 苟能堅持,---Gou3 neng2 jian chi2, 必將勝利.---Bi4 jiang sheng4 li4. If you can persist, You are sure to win. -------------------------------------------- 狗瘦主人羞 Gou3 shou4 zhu3 ren2 xiu A lean dog shames his master -------------------------------------------- 狗咬破衣人,---Gou3 yao3 po4 yi ren2, 狗眼看人低.---Gou3 yan3 kan ren2 di. A dog bites the man who dresses in rugs and tatters, A man, with dog's eyes, acts like a snob. ------------------------------------ 狗佔馬槽 Gou3 zhan4 ma3 cao2 Dog in the manger. [A person who prevents others from using or enjoying something of no value to himself (in allusion to the fable of the dog that stationed himself in a manger and would not let the ox or horse eat the hay) (對某物自己不享用又不讓別人用之惡漢) ------------------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1685)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 17:16 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1685) 各盡所能,---Ge4 jin4 suo3 neng2, 按勞分配.---An4 lao2 fen pei4. From each according to his ability, To each according to his work. ---------------------------------------- 各人管各人自己 Ge4 ren2 guan3 ge4 ren2 zi4 ji3 Let every tub stand on its own bottom. ---------------------------------------------- 各人有各人的苦惱 Ge4 ren2 you3 ge4 ren2 di2 ku3 nao3 Each one has his own trouble. ------------------------------------------------ 各有一本難念的經 Ge4 you3 yi ben3 nan2 nian4 di2 jing. Each has his own hard nut to crack. or Each has his own trouble. --------------------------------------- 跟好人學, 學好人,---Gen hao3 ren2 xue2, Xue2 hao3 ren2 Learning from a good person, is to learn how to become a good man. 跟討飯學,學流氓.---Gen tao3 fan4 xue2, Xue2 liu2 mang2. Learning from a beggar, is to learn how to become a hooligan. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1690)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-23-11 19:41 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1690) 只有上不去的天,---Zhi3 you3 shang4 bu4 qu4 de tian, 沒有過不去的山.---Mei2 you3 guo4 bu4 qu4 de shan. The only place that we cannot go is the sky, There are no mountains that we cannot cross. --------------------------------------------- 只有死人才不犯錯誤 Zhi3 you3 si3 ren2 cai2 bu4 fan4 cuo4 wu4 Only the dead man does not make mistake. ------------------------------------------ 只有藤繞樹,---Zhi3 you3 teng2 rao4 shu4, 沒有樹繞藤。=Mei2 you3 shu4 rao4 teng2. There are only vines twining around the trees, There are no such thing as trees twining around the vines. ------------------------------------------ 只有修橋補路,---Zhi3 you3 xiu qiao2 bu3 lu4, 沒有斷橋絕路.---Mei2 you3 duan4 qiao2 jue2 lu4. There are only people constructing bridges and building roads, But not blowing up the bridges and destroying the roads. ----------------------------------------------- 至誠感動天和地 Zhi4 cheng2 gan3 dong4 tian he2 di4 One sincere thought can move both Heaven and earth. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-24-11 03:30 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1695) 兒孫若然勝過我,---Er2 sun ruo4 ran2 sheng4 guo4 wo3, (P) 不須要我來機謀.---Bu4 xu yao wo3 lai2 ji mou2. Since my children and grandchildren are better than me, It is not necessary for me to make plan for them. 兒孫如果不如我,---Er2 sun ru2 guo3 bu4 ru2 wo3, 千萬家產都自去.---Qian wan4 jia chan3 du zi4 qu4. If my children and grandchildren are not as good as me, Even I am very wealthy the wealth will eventually disappear. ---------------------------------------- 兒討媳婦女討郎,---Er2 tao3 xi2 fu4 nu3 tao3 lang2, 人在世界鬧一場.---Ren2 zai4 shi4 jie4 nao4 yi chang3. The son married a daughter-in-law and the daughter a son-in-law, This is how the world is going round and round. ---------------------------------------- 兒要親生,---Er2 yao qing4 sheng, 財要自振.---Cai yao zi zhen. A son has to be your own, Money has to be made by you. ----------------------------------------- 兒子哭, 驚天動地;---Er2 zi3 ku3, jing tian dong4 di4; When a son cries, it is earthshaking; 媳婦哭, 虛情假意;---Xi2 fu4 ku3, xu qing2 jia3 yi4; When the daughter-in-law cries, it is false displaying of affection; 閨女哭, 真心真意;---Gui nu3 ku3, zhen xin zhen yi4; When a young maiden cries, it is true feelings and wholeheartedly; 女婿哭﹐黑驢放屁﹐Nu3 xu4 ku3, hei lu2 fang4 pi4. When a son-in-law cries, it is the black donkey farts (talking nonsense). ----------------------------------------------------- 兒子有長進,---Er2 zi3 you3 zhang4 jin4, 老子心高興.---Lao3 zi3 xin gao xing4. The son is making the progress, And the father is happy. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1700)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-24-11 10:05 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1700) 掛羊頭, 賣狗肉 Gua3 yang2 tou2, mai3 gou3 rou4 Hang up a sheep's head and sell dog meat. (try to palm off something inferior to what it purports to be). --------------------------------------------------------- 怪人不知禮,---Guai4 ren2 bu4 zhi li3, 知禮不怪人.---Zhi li3 bu4 guai4 ren2. An odd person does not know his manners, Knowing his manners is not an odd person. --------------------------------------------- 官大險多,---Guan1 da4 xian3 duo, 樹大風多.---Shu4 da4 feng duo. If the official position of a person is too high, other people might be jealous of his high position and might do harm unto him. If a tree has grown too big and tall it is likely to be battered by strong wind, ----------------------------------------- 官情薄如紙 Guan1 qing2 bo2 ru2 zhi3 The friendship of official is as thin as paper. ---------------------------------------------------- 算命的死得早,---Suan4 ming4 de4 si3 de2 zao3, 看風水的無地埋.---Kan feng shui3 de4 wu2 di4 mai2 The fortune-teller dies in the prime of life, The Feng Shui man has no good grave. --------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1705)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-24-11 17:25 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1705) 吃軟不吃硬 Chi1 ruan3 bu4 chi ying4 Be open to persuasion but not to coercion ---------------------------------------- 吃食不牽勻,---Chi shi2 bu4 qian yun2, 相打不齊心.---Xiang da3 bu4 qi2 xin. If the foods are not distributed evenly among people, When fighting occurs people will not fight with one mind. ------------------------------------------ 吃一回虧,---Chi yi hui2 kui, 學一回乖.---Xue2 yi hui2 guai. Having been beaten once, You have become a little wiser. ----------------------------------------------------- 吃一塹,---Chi yi qian4, 長一智.---Zhang3 yi zhi. A fall into the pit, A gain in your wit. -------------------------------------------------- 痴子望天坍,---Chi zi3 wang3 tian tan, 窮子望民反.---Qiong2 zi3 wang3 min2 fan3. A silly man calls for the sky to fall, A poor man hopes for an a people revolution. ---------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1710)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-24-11 17:33 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1710) 飽食終日,---Bao3 shi2 zhong ri4, 無所用心.---Wu2 suo3 yong4 xin. Eat three square meals a day, And do no work. (Be sated with food and remain idle). --------------------------------------------------- 豹死留皮,---Bao4 si3 liu2 pi2, 人死留名.---Ren2 si3 liu2 ming2. The leopard dies but leaves its skin, As a man leaves his reputation. ------------------------------------------ 背地殺皇帝,---Bei di4 sha Huangdi, 隔山罵知縣.---Ge2 shan ma4 zhi xian4 . He said of killing the Emperor as he was living far away from the Emperor, While on the other side of the hill, he cursed the District Officer. --------------------------------------------- 杯弓蛇影,---Bei gong she2 ying3, 疑假作真.---Yi2 jia3 zuo4 zhen. He was extremely suspicious, He mistook the reflection of a bow in the cup for a snake. -------------------------------------------- 背井離鄉,---Bei jing3 li2 xiang, 遠走高飛.---Yuan3 zou3 gao fei. Leave one's native place, And be off to distant places. ------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1715)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-25-11 16:34 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1715) 人不虧地,---Ren2 bu4 kui di4, 地不虧人.---Di4 bu4 kui ren2. The land won't fail people, As long as people don't fail the land ------------------------------------------------ 空口無憑,---Kong kou3 wu2 ping2 立字為証.---Li4 zi4 wei2 zheng4. Words of mouth being no guarantee, A written statement is hereby given. --------------------------------------- 孔小不補,---Kong3 xiao3 bu4 bu3, 孔大受苦.---Kong3 da4 shou4 ku3. Not mending a small hole, One will suffer when it becomes a big one. ------------------------------------------------------- 空話還不了債 Kong4 hua4 hai2 bu4 liao3 zhai4 Words pay no debts. ---------------------------------- 口邊甜似蜜,---Kou3 bian tian2 si4 mi4, 心入毒似蛇.---Xin ru4 du2 si4 she2. The mouth is as sweet as honey, But the heart is as poisonous as a snake. ------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1720)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-25-11 16:42 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1720) 看千看萬,------------Kan4 qian kan4 wan4, 不如動手作一件---Bu4 ru2 dong4 shou3 zuo4 yi jian4. A wise man who has seen everything, Is not the equal to the one who has done one thing with his hands ----------------------------------------------------------------- 看人看心,---Kan4 ren2 kan4 xin, 聽話聽音.---Ting hua4 ting yin. Look for a man's character not just at his appearance, Listen for the underlying intent of what one says and not just the words. -------------------------------------------------------- 看他不像樣,---Kan4 ta bu4 xiang4 yang4, 倒是雕花匠.---Dao4 shi4 diao hua jiang4. He does not look presentable, Yet he is a carving designer of woodworks. -------------------------------------------- 靠山吃山,---Kao4 shan chi shan, 靠水吃水.---Kao4 shui3 chi shui. For those, who live on the mountain, should live off the mountain, For those, who near the water, should live off the water. (We should make use of local resources) --------------------------------------- 靠山山要倒,---Kao4 shan shan yao dao4, 靠水水要幹.---Kao4 shui3 shui3 yao gan. Wanting to live off the mountain, the mountain is going to collapse, Wanting to live off the water, the water is going to dry up. --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1725)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 03:50 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1725) 百花齊放.---Bai3 hua qi2 fang4,(P) 推陳出新.---Tui chen2 chu xin. Let a hundred flowers blossom, Weed through the old to bring forth the new. ----------------------------------- 百問不厭, ---Bai3 wen4 bu4 yan4,(P) 百拿不煩.---Bai3 na2 bu4 fan2. (of a shop assistant) patiently answer any questions the customers ask, And show them any goods they want to see. ------------------------------------------ 搬弄口舌者必是小人 Ban1 nong4 kou3 she2 zhe3 shi4 xiao3 ren2 (P) A person, who tells tales and sows discord, is a mean person. --------------------------------------------------- 飽後不思味,---Bao3 hou4 bu4 si wei4, (P) 色後不思淫.---Se4 hou4 bu4 si yin2. Having eaten your food you should not be thinking of food, Having had sex you should not be thinking of debauchery. -------------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1730)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 03:55 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1730) 喝醉般的活著,---He zui4 ban di2 huo2 zhao2, 做夢般的死去.---Zuo4 meng4 ban di2 si3 qu4. He lived as if he was intoxicated or in dream, Until he died he did not realize it. ---------------------------------------------- 合抱之木,---He2 bao4 zhi mu4, 生于毫末.---Sheng yu2 hao2 mo4. A huge tree grows from a tiny seedling ----------------------------------------- 和懷人打交道,---He2 huai4 ren2 da3 jiao dao4, 必須提高警惕.---Bi4 xu ti2 gao jing3 ti4. He that sups with the devil, Must have a long spoon. -------------------------------------- 和氣二字值千金 He2 zi4 er4 zi4 zhi2 qian jin The two words, "peace" and "tranquillity" Are worth a thousand pieces of gold. --------------------------------------------- 黑暗之中,---------Hei1 an4 zhi zhong, 總有一線光明.---Zong3 you3 yi xian4 guang ming2. Every cloud has a silver lining. (Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud) ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1735)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 06:59 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1735) 心正餓肚皮,----------Xin1 zheng4 e2 du3 pi2, 勝余心邪食美味.---Sheng4 yu2 xin xie2 shi2 mei3 wei4 It is better to go hungry with a pure mind Than to eat well with an evil one. ------------------------------------------ 信道容易,---Xin4 dao4 rong2 yi4, 守道難.------Shou3 dao4 nan2 To believe in the Dao is easy, To keep the Dao is difficult. -------------------------------------- 星星之火,---Xing Xing Zhi huo3, 可以燎原.---Ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2. A single spark, Can start a prairie fire -------------------------------------------------------- 行船趁順風,---Xing2 chuan2chen4 shun4 feng, 打鐵趁紅火.---Da3 tie3 chen4 hong2 huo3. To sail, when there is favourable wind, To strike the iron when the fire is hot. --------------------------------------------- 行動比語言更響亮 Xing2 dong4 bi3 yu3 yan2 geng4 xiang3 liang4 What a person actually does means more than what he says he will do (Actions speak louder than words) ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1740)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 07:43 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1740) 只有錦上添花,---Zhi1 you3 jin3 shang4 tian hua, 沒有雲中送炭.---Mei2 you3 yun2 zhong song4 tan4. It has only add flowers to embroidery-superfluous, (add good to excellence), And it has never heard of sending charcoal in the wind. ------------------------------------------- 兔子尾巴長不了 Tu4 zi3 wei2 ba chang2 bu4 liao3 The tail of a rabbit can't be long - won't last long ------------------------------------------------------- 圖窮匕首見,---Tu2 qiong2 bi3 shou3 jian4 When the map was unrolled, the dagger was revealed (the real intention is revealed in the end). -------------------------------------- 徒然蝸角爭名利,---Tu2 ran2 gua jiao3 zheng ming2 li3, 往昔今朝共一墳.---Wang3 xi jin zhao gong4 yi fen2 [蝸角虛名 means (喻) 世俗虛名的奔競, 有如蝸角上的戰爭] Vainly struggle to earn fame and fortune, Ended up today sharing the same grave. -------------------------------------- 頭痛醫頭,---Tou2 tong4 yi tou2, 腳痛醫腳.---Jiao3 tong4 yi jiao3. Treat the head when the head aches, Treat the foot when the foot hurts. (Treat symptoms but not the disease) ---------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1745)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 09:00 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1745) 好人不聽狗挑唆 Hao3 ren2 bu4 ting gou3 taio3 suo Good people do not listen to the instigation by the dogs (evil persons). ------------------------------------------- 知為善之樂 Zhi1 wei2 shan4 zhi le4 Become acquainted with the pleasure of doing good. (learn the luxury of doing good) ------------------------------------------ 知無不言,---Zhi wu2 bu4 yan2, 言無不盡.---Yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4. Say all you know, And say it without reserve. ---------------------------------- 好話說盡,---Hao3 hua4 shuo jin4 壞事做絕.---Huai4 shi4 zuo4 jue2. To say every fine word, And do every foul deed ------------------------------------ 好記性不如淡墨水 Hao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 dan4 mo4 shui3 A good memory does not equal pale ink ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1750)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 17:07 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1750) 刀在石上磨,---Dao zai4 shi2 shang4 mo2, 人在世上磨.---Ren2 zai4 shi4 shang4 mo2. A knife needs to be sharpened on the stone, And a man requires to struggle for his living. ------------------------------------ 到他磨坊的皆是穀 Dao4 ta mo fang de4 jie shi4 gu3 All is grist that comes to one's mill. ------------------------------------------------ 倒行逆施,---Dao4 xing2 ni4 shi, 必敗無疑.---Bi4 bai4 wu2 yi2. Going against the historical trend; Without doubt he will fail ------------------------------------------- 盜憎主人,---Dao4 zeng zhu3 ren2, 民怨其上.---Min2 yuan4 qi2 shang4. The thieves always blame the owner; The commoners always bear grudge with the administrator. -------------------------------------- 道之不同,---Dao4 zhi bu4 tong2, 不相為謀.---Bu4 xiang wei2 mou2. With different ideas, We cannot plan matters together. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1755)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-26-11 17:49 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1755) 勝不驕,---Sheng4 bu4 jiao, 敗不餒.---Bai4 bu4 nei3. Do not become dizzy with success, nor be discouraged by failure. ---------------------------------------- 勝負乃兵家之常 Sheng4 fu4 nai3 bing jia chang2 shi4 For a military commander, winning or losing a battle, is a common occurrence. ------------------------------------- 失敗不灰心,---Shi bai4 bu4 hui xin, 從頭再做起.---Cong2 tou2 zai4 zuo4 qi3. Do not disappointed with failure, Start anew from the very beginning. -------------------------------------------------- 神仙也有犯錯時 Shen2 xian ye3 you3 fan4 cuo4 shi2. Even the gods and immortals sometimes make mistakes. -------------------------------------- 聲東擊西,---Sheng1 dong ji xi, 分化瓦解.---Fen hua4 wa4 jie3. To make a noise in the east, while attacking west, The enemies will be divided and demoralized. --------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1760)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-27-11 00:20 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1760) 水流千峽,---Shui3 liu2 qian xia2, 終歸海.------Zhong gui hai3 Water may flow in a thousand channels, But it all returns to the sea ------------------------------------------------- 機不可失,---Ji1 bu4 ke3 shi, 時不再來.---Ahi2 bu4 zai4 lai2. Don't let slip an opportunity; It may never come again. -------------------------------------- 飢不擇食,---Ji bu4 ze2 shi2, 寒不擇衣,---Han2 bu4 ze2 yi, 慌不擇路,---Huang bu4 ze2 lu4, 貧不擇妻.---Pin2 bu4 ze2 qi A hungry person is not choosy about his food, A person in cold is not choosy about his clothes, When a person is in a great rush he is not choosy about which road he takes as long as it leads to his destination. An impoverished person is not choosy in marrying a wife -------------------------------------------------- 積土成山,---Ji1 tu3 cheng2 shan, 聚水成河.---Ju4 shui3 cheng2 he2. Heaped-up earth will become a mountain, Accumulated water will become a river. ----------------------------------------- 雞無三只腿,---Ji wu2 san zhi tui3, 娘有兩條心.---Niang2 you3 liang3 tiao2 xin. There are no chickens with three legs, But mothers do have two hearts. ---------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-27-11 02:20 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1765) 前人種樹,---Qian2 ren2 zhong4 shu4, 後人乘涼.---Hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang4. One generation plants the trees, Under those shade another generation rests. ---------------------------------------------- 活叫化賽過死皇帝 Huo3 jiao4 hua sai4 guo4 si3 Huang2 Di4 Better be a live beggar than a dead Emperor. ------------------------------------ 火上加油 Huo3 shang4 jia you2 Add fuel to the flanes (or 使怒上加怒 or 恨上加恨等) --------------------------------------- 火樹銀花合,---Huo3 shu4 yin2 hua, 星橋鐵銷開.---Xing qiao2 tie3 xiao kai Fiery trees and silver flowers, Were ablaze with lights and colours. (a display of firework and a sea of lanterns, on a festival night) ------------------------------------------------- 禍兮福所倚,---Huo4 xi fu2 suo3 yi3, 福兮禍所伏.---Fu2 xi huo4 suo3 fu2. Good fortune lieth within bad, Bad fortune lurketh within good. -------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1770)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-27-11 23:24 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1770) 先苦後甜,---Xian1 ku3 hou4 tian, 快樂萬年.---Kuai4 le4 wan4 nian2. To be bitter first and sweet later in life, You will live a happy life forever. ----------------------------------------- 吸取精華,---Xi1 qu3 jing hua2, 剔除糟粕.---Ti chu2 zao po4. Absorb the essence And reject the dregs. ---------------------------------------- 昔日窮山構,---Xi ri4 qiong2 shan gou, 今日米糧川.---Jin ri4 mi3 liang2 chuan. The barren gully of yesterday Has become a granary. -------------------------------------- 習慣是後天養成的 Xi2 guan4 shi4 tian yang3 cheng2 di2 Custom is acquired, not innate. --------------------------------------- 喜入酒場寬似海,---Xi3 ru4 jiu3 chang3 kuan si4 hai3, 悶堆眉角重如山.---Men4 dui mei2 jiao3 zhong4 ru2 shan. The bar is as big as an ocean when you are in a happy mood, Moving your eye-brown is as heavy as shifting a mountain when you are in distress. -------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1775)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-27-11 23:39 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1775) 精誠所至,---Jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 金石為開.---Jin shi2 wei2 kai. No difficulty is insurmountable, If one sets one's mind on it. ---------------------------------------- 治世之能臣,---Zhi4 shi4 zhi neng2 chen2, 亂世之奸雄.---Luan4 shi4 zhi jian xiong2. He is a capable administer of a country, But he is also a treacherous official of a ruined country. [This saying often refers to Cao Cao 曹操 the Prime Minister of the Later Han Dynasty 東漢朝 25AD to 220AD]. --------------------------------------------------- 智者不責愚 Zhi4 zhe3 bu4 ze4 yu2 A wise man will not reprove a fool. ------------------------------- 智者常樂 Zhi4 zhe3 chang2 le4 With happiness comes intelligence to the heart. -------------------------------------------------- 智者肯改過,---Zhi4 zhe3 ken3 gai guo4, 愚者則不肯.---Yu2 zhe3 ze2 bu4 ken3. A wise man changes his mind, a fool never (A wise man is willing to correct his mistakes; a fool is not willing to do so , because he is a fool.) ---------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1780)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-28-11 01:59 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1780) 酒肉朋友,---Jiu3 rou4 peng2 you3, 柴米夫妻.---Chai2 mi3 fu2 qi. Friends while wine and meat are there, Husband and wife while there are fuel and rice. ------------------------------------------ 看菜吃飯,---Kan4 cai4 chi fan4, 量體裁衣.---Liang4 ti3 cai2 yi. Fit the appetite to the dishes And the dress to the figure (adapt oneself to circumstances) -------------------------------------------- 造弓的造弓,---Zao4 gong di2 zao4 gong, 造箭的造箭.---Zao4 jian4 di2 zao4 jian4. Those who know how to make bows should be making bows, And those who know how to make arrows should be making arrows. ----------------------------------------------- 知之匪艱,---Zhi1 zhi fei3 jian, 行之維艱.---Xing2 zhi wei2 jian To know the truth is easy, But, ah, how difficult to follow it. ---------------------------------------- 自知翎毛短,---Zi4 zhi ling2 mao2 duan3, 不敢遠高飛.---Bu4 gan3 yuan3 gao fei. Knowing one's feathers are short, One dares not fly high. ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1785)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-28-11 02:09 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1785) 飢者口中盡佳肴. Ji1 zhe3 kou3 zhong jin4 jia yao2 . Hunger is the best sauce. ---------------------------------------- 雞知夜半,---Ji zhi ye4 ban4, 鶴知將旦.---He4 zhi jian dan4. The chicken knows midnight. And the crane knows the daybreak. ---------------------------------------- 急急忙忙活不長 Ji2 ji2 mang2 mang2 huo2 bu4 chang2 Men in a hurry from dawn until sunset do not live long -------------------------------------------- 吉人自有天報 Ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian bao4 A lucky man will eventually be rewarded by heaven ------------------------------------------------- 急水好捕魚 Ji2 shui3 hao3 bu3 yu2 It is good to catch fish in a fast running water. -------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1790)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-28-11 06:02 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1790) 三歲死了娘,---San sui4 si3 le niang2 說來話也長.---Shuo lai2 hua4 ye3 chang2. My mother passed away when I was only three, It is a long story. --------------------------------------------- 掃滅群雄,---Sao4 mie4 qun2 xiong2, 撥亂反正.---Bo luan4 fan3 zheng4. He wiped out the belligerents, And established order out of chaos. ---------------------------------------------------- 殺人放火,---Sha ren2 fang4 huo3, 無惡不作.---Wu2 e4 bu4 zuo4. Killing people, arson, And every crime imaginable. -------------------------------------- 殺一儆百 Sha1 yi jing3 bai Execute one as a warning to a hundred. ----------------------------------------------------- 山高皇帝遠,---Shan gao huang2 di4 yuan3, 人窮志氣短.---Ren2 qiong2 zhi4 qi4 duan3. The mountain is high and the Emperor is far away, A man in poverty has less ambition. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1795)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-28-11 07:37 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1795) 人同此心,---Ren2 tong2 ci3 xin, 心同此理.---Xin tong2 ci3 li3. Everybody feels the same about this. ---------------------------------------- 人往高處走,---Ren2 wang3 gao ch4 zou3, 水往底處流.---Shui3 wang3 di chu4 liu2. Men tend to go to higher places, Water naturally flows downhill. ----------------------------------------------- 衣不如新,---Yi bu4 ru2 xin, 人不如故.---Ren2 bu4 ru2 gu4. A new clothe is better, So does an old friend. ------------------------------------- 一步一個腳印而 Yi1 bu4 yi ge4 jiao3 yin4 er2 Every step leaves its print (work steadily and make solid progress) ------------------------------------------------- 一次被火燒,---Yi ci4 bei4 huo3 shao, 見火就害怕.---Jian4 huo3 jiu4 hai4 pa4. A burnt child dreads the fire. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1800)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-28-11 13:25 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1800) 欲知山事事,---Yu4 zhi shan shi4 shi4, 須問打柴人.---Xu wen4 da3 chai2 ren2. Wanting to know all about things in the mountai, It is desirable to ask the woodcutter. ------------------------------------------------ 欲知天下事,---Yu4 zhi tian xia4 shi4 須讀古今書.---Xu du2 gu3 jin shu. If you want to know about the world affairs, You have to read the books about the past and present. -------------------------------------------------------- 緣木求魚 Yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 To climb up a tree to catch fish (a fruitless approach) ---------------------------------- 遠親不如近鄰,---Yuan3 qing4 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2, 近鄰不如對門.---Jin4 lin2 bu4 ru2 dui men4. A neighbour is better than a distance relative, The opposite house is better than the neighbour. ----------------------------------------------------------- 遠水不解近渴 Yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin ke3 Distant water cannot quench present thirst (the aid is too slow in coming to be of any help) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1805)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 13:05 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1805) 泰山不讓土壤 Tai4 Shan bu4 rang4 tu3 rang3 Mount Tai does not reject the smallest particle of dust ----------------------------------------------- 泰山壓頂不彎腰 Tai4 Shan ya ding3 bu4 wan yao Do not bend one's head even if Mount Taishan topples on one (not giving in to any pressure or difficulty) ---------------------------------------- 太歲頭上動土 Tai4 Sui4 tou2 shang4 dong4 tu3 Provoke somebody far superior in power and strength ---------------------------------------- 太太死滿街白,---Tai4 tai4 si3 man3 jie bai2, 太官死無人抬.---Tai4 guan si3 wu2 ren2 tai. When the wife of the official died, people from the full street mourned for her, However, when the official died, no one came to carry his coffin. (The above refers to a high, powerful, bad and vicious official. His wife was a philanthropist.) ---------------------------------------------- 太公釣魚,---Taigong diao4 yu2, 愿者上鉤.---Yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou. Jiang Taigong[1] used a hookless and baitless line to fish, Those fish who wish to be hooked would bite his bait. [1] Jiang Taigong (姜太公) was the commander-in-chief of the Zhou armed forces. He not only assisted Zhou King Wu (周武王) to destroy the Shang Dynasty (商朝 1783BC to 1122BC) but also to establish the Zhou Dynasty (周朝 1134BC to 256BC). ---------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1810)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 13:26 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1810) 天不生無用之人,---Tian bu4 sheng wu2 yong4 zhi ren2, 地不長無根之草.---Di4 bu4 zhang3 wu2 gen zhi cao3. God does not produce useless men, The earth would not allow rootless grass to grow. ------------------------------------------------------------- 貪小失大 Tan1 xiao3 shi da4 Covet a little and lose a lot. (seek small gains but incur big losses. --------------------------------- 癱子掉在井中,---Tan1 zi3 diao4 zai4 jing3 zhong, 撈上來也是坐.---Lao shang4 lai2 ye3 shi4 zuo4. A paralytic fell into a well, Even though he was dragged out of the well, he could be no worse off than before. ---------------------------------------- 堂屋椅子輪流坐,---Tang2 wu yi3 zi3 lun2 liu2 zuo4, 媳婦也有做婆時.---Xi2 fu4 ye3 you3 zuo4 po2 shi2 The seats in the great hall all come in rotation, The daughter-in-law will some day be the mother-in-law. --------------------------------------------- 逃掉的魚都是大的 Tao2 diao4 de2 yu2 du shi4 da4 di2 The fish that escaped is the big one ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1815)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 17:20 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1815) 成人不自在,---Cheng2 ren2 bu4 zi4 zai4, 自在不成人.---Zi4 zai4 bu4 cheng2 ren2. A perfect man is not at ease, The one who is at ease is not a perfect man. ---------------------------------------------- 乘人之危,---Cheng2 ren2 zhi wei 釜底抽薪.---Fu3 di3 chou xin. Take advantage of somebody's precarious position, Take away the firewood from under the cauldron. ------------------------------------------------ 成事不足,---Cheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2, 敗事有餘.---Bai4 shi4 you3 yu2. Unable to accomplish anything, But liable to spoil everything. ------------------------------------------- 乘興而來,---Cheng2 xing4 er2 lai2, 興盡而返.---Xing4 jin4 er2 fan3. One arrives in high spirits, And departs after enjoying oneself to one's heart's content. 乘興而來,---Cheng2 xing4 er2 lai2, 敗興而歸.---Bai4 xing4 er2 gui. One sets out cheerfully, And returns disappointed. ----------------------------------------- 成者為王,---Cheng2 zhe3 wei2 wang2, 敗這為寇.---Bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4. The conquerors are kings, The defeated are bandits. ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1820)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 17:37 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1820) 先發制人,---Xian1 fa zhi4 ren2, 機不可失.---Ji bu4 ke3 shi. In order to gain the initiative it is imperative to strike first, So don't let the opportunity slip away. -------------------------------------------- 先錢後酒,---Xian qian2 hou4 jiu3, 吃了就走.---Chi le jiu4 zou3. Pay first before you drink, After drinking please go. --------------------------------------- 需要是發明之母. Xu1 yao4 shi4 fa ming2 zhi mu4 Necessity is the mother of invention. ------------------------------------------- 需要之前無法律 Xu1 yao4 zhi qian2 wu2 fa3 lu4 Necessity knows no law (Need drives a person to unlawful acts) --------------------------------------------- 學不日益則日損 Xue2 bu4 ri4 yi4 ze2 ri4 sun3 Learning which does not advance each day will daily decrease ------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1825)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 18:21 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1825) 嚮往高出,---Xiang4 wang3 gao chu4, 貪慕遠方.---Tan mu4 yuan4 fang. He aims very high, As he has an insatiable desire to success. --------------------------------------------------- 象以齒亡 Xian4 yi3 chi3 wang2 The elephant is killed because he has tusks. ----------------------------------------------------- 蕭何也規,---Xiao He ye3 gui, 曹參也隨.---Cao San ye3 sui. Xiao He established the rules, Cao San followed the rules. (Cao San was a Prime Minister in Han Dynasty and Xiao He was his predecessor) -------------------------------------------- 小不忍,------Xiao3 bu4 ren3, 則亂大謀.---Ze2 luan4 da4 mou2. If you are not patient in small things, You will bring great plans to naught. ------------------------------------------------- 小船莫重載 Xiao3 chuan2 mo4 zhong4 zai3 Don't load a small boat with heavy cargo. --------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1830)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 18:30 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1830) 上有天堂,---Shang4 you3 tian tang2, 下有蘇杭.---Xian4 you3 Su Hang Up there, there is the Heaven Down here, we have Suzhou and Hangzhou. --------------------------------- 少吃多滋味,---Shao3 chi duo zi wei4, 多吃無趣味.---Duo chi wu2 qu4 wei4. In eating less one really enjoying the good taste, The more you eat the less is the taste. ------------------------------------------ 深水緩流 Shen1 shui3 huan3 liu2 Deep water flow slowly. ---------------------------------- 深思熱慮而後行 Shen1 si re4 lu4 er2 hou4 xing2 Look before you leap ---------------------------------- 神不知, 鬼不覺 Shen2 bu4 zhi, gui3 bu4 jue2 Unknown to god or ghost ([do something] without anybody knowing it) --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1835)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 19:35 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1835) 老虎頭上捉虱子 Lao3 hu3 tou2 shang4 zhuo shi zi3 Catching louse from the tiger's head -------------------------------------------------------- 老虎也有打盹時 Lao3 hu3 ye3 you3 da3 dun shi2 There are times when even the tiger sleeps. ------------------------------------------ 老人不講古,---Lao3 ren2 bu4 jiang3 gu3, 後生會失譜.---Hou4 sheng hui4 shi pu3. If the old people don't talk about the past, The young people might forget about the genealogies. ----------------------------------------- 老鼠咬貓 (尾巴),---Lao3 shu3 yao3 mao (wei3 ba), 自取滅亡.------------Zi4 qu3 mie4 wang2. A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail, Invites destruction. --------------------------------------------- 老鼠生兒會打洞,---Lao3 shu3 sheng er2 hui4 da3 dong4, 黃鼠狼給雞拜年.---Huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji bai4 nian2. It is by instinct that a rat is born to know how to dig holes. The weasel goes to wish Happy New Year to the hen. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1840)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-29-11 19:44 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1840) 麻雀不能跟着燕子飛 Ma2 que4 bu4 neng2 gen zhao2 yan4 zi3 fei In flying, the sparrows cannot follow the sparrows. ------------------------------------- 馬到成功,---Ma3 dao4 cheng2 gong, 旗開得勝.---Qi2 kai de2 sheng4 When the cavalry have succeeded, It is victory once the flag is unfolded. ---------------------------------------------- 馬看牙板,---Ma3 kan4 ya2 ban3, 人看言行.---Ren2 kan4 yan2 xing2 To know a horse is to see its teeth plate in its mouth, To know a man is to hear his words and actions. --------------------------------------------- 馬上不知馬下苦 Ma3 shang4 bu4 zhi ma3 xia4 ku3 The man on horseback knows nothing of the toil of the traveler on foot. ------------------------------------------- 馬上摔死英雄漢,---Ma3 shang4 shuai si3 ying xiong2 han4, 河中淹死會水人.---He2 zhong yan si3 hui4 shui3 ren2. The hero falls from his horse and dies, The swimmer drowns in the river. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1845)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-30-11 00:51 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1845) 早晨不知晚上事 Zao3 chen2 bu4 zhi wan3 shang4 shi4. This morning knows not this evening's happenings. ------------------------------------------------ 早飯不如晚飯香 Zao3 fan4 bu4 ru2 wan3 fan4 xiang A good breakfast cannot take the place of the evening meal. ----------------------------------------- 早起三朝當一天 Zao3 qi3 san zhao dang yi tian To get up early for three morning is equal to one day time. ------------------------------------------------- 早上種樹,---Zao3 shang4 zhong4 shu4, 晚上伐木.---Wan3 shang4 fa2 mu4. He plants a tree in the morning, And wants to saw planks from it at evening. --------------------------------------- 早睡早起身體健康 Zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3 shen ti3 jian4 kang Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealth and wise. --------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1850)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-30-11 00:59 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1850) 不會念經,---Bu4 hui4 nian4 jing, 休當和尚.---Xiu dang He2 Shang4. If you don't know how to chant scriptures, You cannot become a monk. ----------------------------------- 不會上鞋,---Bu4 hui4 shang4 xie2, 休當皮匠.---Xiu dang pi2 jiang4. If you don't know how to repair shoes, You cannot become a cobbler. -------------------------------------- 不借由你,---Bu4 jie4 you2 ni3, 借得由我.---Jie4 de2 you2 wo3. It is up to you to lend me, And it is up to me to borrow. ------------------------------------ 不看新人上轎,---Bu4 kan4 xin ren2 shang4 jiao4. 只見老婦收梢.---Zhi jian4 lao3 fu4 shou shao. I did not see the bride getting into the sedan chair, But I saw the young girl becoming an old maid. ---------------------------------- 不可以卵投石 Bu4 ke3 yi3 luan3 tou2 shi2 Eggs must not quarrel with stones ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1855)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-30-11 02:31 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1855) 冰在風上,---Bing1 zai4 feng shang4, 窮在債上.---Qiong2 zai4 zhai4 shang4. The wind is on the ice, And the poverty is on the debt. ---------------------------------------- 病急亂投醫 Bing4 ji2 luan4 tou2 yi Turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill. (Try anything when in a desperate situation) ------------------------------------------ 病來如山倒,---Bing4 lai2 ru2 shan dao4, 病去如抽絲.---Bing4 qu4 ru2 chou si. Illness comes as fast as a wall falling down, But it goes slowly like the reel off raw silk from cocoons. ------------------------------------------------------- 撥開世上塵氛,---Bo kai shi4 shang4 chen2 fen, 銷卻心中鄙吝.---Xiao que4 xin zhong bi3 lin4. I remove myself from the dusty atmosphere in this world, And get rid of any of my vulgarity. ---------------------------------------------------------- 博學使人謙遜,---Bo2 xue2 shi3 ren2 qian xun4 無知使人驕傲.---Wu2 zhi shi3 ren jiao ao3. A well-learned man is usually humble, Ignorance makes a person to be proud. --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1860)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   09-30-11 02:41 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1860) 行善如登,---Xing2 shan4 ru2 deng, 作惡如崩.---Zuo4 e4 ru2 beng. Following virtue is like climbing a hill, Following evil, like slipping down a precipice. --------------------------------------------------- 行善十年不足,---Xing2 shan4 shi2 nian2 bu4 zu2, 作惡一日太多.---Zuo4 e4 yi ri4 tai4 duo. To walk in the path of virtue for ten years is not enough, To do evil for a single day is too much. --------------------------------------------------- 行為漂亮,---Xing2 wei2 piao4 liang4 才是漂亮.--- cai2 shi4 piao4 liang4. Handsome is that handsome does. ---------------------------------------------- 行義要強,---Xing2 yi4 yao qiang2, 受諫要弱.---Shou4 jian4 yao ruo4. One's conduct of righteousness must be strong, And be able accept advice. -------------------------------------------- 性從心生,---Xing4 cong2 xin sheng, 又從心滅.---You4 cong2 xin mie4 A man's inherent character begins from his mind, And also ends from his mind. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1865)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 08:18 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1865) 不打無準備之仗,---Bu4 da3 wu2 zhun3 bei4 zhi zhang4, 不打無把握之仗.---Bu4 da3 wu2 ba3 wo4 zhi zhang4. Fight no battle unprepared, And fight no battle you are not sure of winning. ----------------------------------------------------- 不當家不知柴米貴,---Bu4 dang jia bu4 zhi chai2 mi3 gui4, 不養兒不知父母恩.---Bu4 yang3 er2 bu4 zhi fu3 mu4 en. You will be unable to tell the expenses of the family unless you are the head of the family, You will not appreciate your parents' love unless you have your own children. ----------------------------------------------------- 不登高山,---Bu4 deng gao shan, 不顯平地.---Bu4 xian3 ping2 di4 If you don't climb the high mountain, You can't view the plain. ---------------------------------------- 不費吹灰之力 Bu4 fei4 chui hui zhi li4 As easy as blowing off dust (not needing the slightest effort) ---------------------------------------------- 不腐不朽,---Bu4 fu3 bu4 xiu3, 流芳百世.---Liu2 fang bai3 shi4. Not rotting and not decaying, Leave a good name for a hundred generations. --------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1870)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 09:28 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1870) 路有千條,---Lu4 you3 qian tiao2, 埋只一條.---Mai2 zhi3 yi tiao2. There are a thousand roads to walk on, But there is only one way to bury oneself. ----------------------------------------- 落花有意,---Luo4 hua you3 yi4, 流水無情.---Liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2. Shedding petals, the waterside flower pines for love, While the heartless brook babbles on. ------------------------------------------- 落井下石 Luo4 jing3 xia3 shi2 Drop stones on someone who has fallen into a well (hit a person when he is down) -------------------------------------------------- 來而不往非禮也 Lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei3 li3 ye3 It is impolite not to reciprocate (one should return as good as one receives) ------------------------------------------- 來者不善,---Lai2 zhe3 bu4 shan4, 善者不來.---Shan4 zhe3 bu4 lai2. He who has come, Comes with ill intent, certainly not on virtue bent. -------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1875)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 12:53 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1875) 當面不說,---Dang mian4 bu4 shuo, 後面亂說.---Hou4 mian4 luan4 shuo. He says nothing to people in their faces, But he gossips about them behind their backs. --------------------------------------------- 空有遺碑在,---Kong you3 yi2 bei2 zai4, 登臨一黯然.---Deng lin2 yi an4 ran2. The empty land was full of tombstones, Climbing up a hill one could see the dejected gloomy land. ------------------------------------------- 當天的苦惱就夠人受了 Dang1 tian de4 ku3 nao3 jiu4 gou4 ren2 shou4 le . Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. (意指別在為未來擔心) ---------------------------------- 當著矮人,---Dang4 zhao2 ai3 ren2, 別說矮話.---Bie2 shuo ai3 hua4. One does not talk about midgets, In front of dwarfs. -------------------------------------- 到處黃土好埋人 Dao4 chu4 huang2 tu3 hao3 mai2 ren2 Any place in the yellow earth will do to bury a man. ------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1880)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 19:03 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1880) 瞞天討價,---Man2 tian tao3 jia4, 就地還錢.---Jiu4 di4 huan2 qian2. The price is as high as the sky, And the offer as low as the earth. --------------------------------------- 滿壺不響,---Man3 hu4 bu4 xiang3, 半壺響叮噹.---Ban4 hu4 xiang3 ding dang. The full teapot makes no sound, The half empty teapot is very noisy. --------------------------------------- 滿口飯好吃,---Man3 kou3 fan4 hao3 chi, 滿口話難說.---Man3 kou3 hua4 nan2 shuo. My mouth is full of food which is good to eat, My mouth is also full of words which are hard to say them out. ------------------------------------------------------ 滿口黃連,---Man3 kou3 huang2 lian2, 說不出苦.---Shuo bu4 chu ku3. His mouth is full of rhizome That he cannot say out the bitterness of it. ------------------------------------------------------------ 滿招損,---Man3 zhao sun3, 謙受益.---Qian shou4 yi4. One loses by pride And gains by modesty. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1885)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 19:18 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1885) 沒有不上竿的猴 Mei2 you3 bu4 shang4 gan de hou2 There are no monkeys that don't climb up a pole. ------------------------------------------- 沒有不上鉤的魚 Mei2 you3 bu4 shang4 gou de yu2 There are no fish that will not bite the bait. ------------------------------------ 沒有風吹不過的牆 Mei2 you3 feng chui bu4 guo4 di2 qiang2 There is no wall through which the wind cannot pass. ------------------------------------- 沒有牧羊人的羊群 Mei2 you3 mu4 yang2 ren2 de4 yang2 qun2. Sheep without a shepherd (烏合之眾---a disorderly band) -------------------------------------------- 沒有爬不過的山,------Mei2 you3 pa2 bu4 guo4 de shan 沒有闖不過的險灘.---Mei2 you3 chuang3 bu4 guo4 de xian3 tan. There is no mountain that cannot be climbed up, And there is no dangerous shoal that cannot be broken charged through. -------------------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 19:31 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1890) 矯枉過錯,---Jiao3 wang3 guo4 cuo4, 補救弊害.---Bu3 jiu4 bi4 hai4. Rectify the mistakes And save it from malpractice. ---------------------------------------------- 結果好, 就一切都好 Jie1 guo3 hao3, jiu4 yi qie du hao3 When the result is good, every thing is good. ------------------------------------ 禁果分外甜. Jin1 guo3 fen wai4 tian2. (指不讓得到的東西格外有誘感力). Forbidden fruit is sweet. ------------------------------------- 金憑火煉方知色,---Jin ping2 huo3 lian4 fang zhi se4, 人與財交便見心.---Ren2 yu2 cai2 jiao bian4 jian4 xin. After having tested by fire the gold will show its true colour, When money is involved one can see the true colour of a man. --------------------------------------------- 今日萬紫千紅,---Jin1 ri4 wan4 zi3 qian hong2, 轉瞬凋殘零落.---Zhuan3 shun4 diao can2 ling2 luo4. Today it is a profusion of colours, Within a twinkle it is withered, fallen and scattered about. ------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1895)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 19:41 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1895) 急行無好步 Ji2 xing2 wu2 hao3 bu4 He who hurries cannot walk with dignity. --------------------------------------------- 家丑不可外揚. Jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 yang2. It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. ------------------------------------------- 舊的不去,---Jiu4 de bu4 qu4, 新的不來.---Xin de bu4 lai2. The old one wouldn't go, The new one wouldn't come. ---------------------------------- 決不憐惡人 Jue1 bu4 lian4 e4 ren2 We should never take pity on evil people -------------------------------------- 掘樹從根起 Jue2 shu4 cong2 gen qi3 To dig up a tree, you must begin with the root. -------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1900)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 21:14 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1900) 逆水行舟,---Ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou, 不進則退.---Bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4. A boat sailing against the current must forge ahead, Or it will be driven back. ---------------------------------- 明知山有虎,---Ming2 zhi shan you3 hu3, 偏向虎山行.---Pian xiang4 hu3 shan xing2. Knowing that there are tigers in the hill, He goes undeterred by the dangers ahead. ------------------------------------------ 命好不如運好 Ming4 hao3 bu4 ru2 yun4 hao3 A man with good luck is better than a man with good life. --------------------------------------------------- 謬種流傳,---Miu4 zhong3 liu2 chuan, 誤人不淺.---Wu2 ren2 bu4 qian3. The dissemination of error Does people great harm. -------------------------------------- 牝雞司晨 Pin2 ji si chen2 The wife dominates her husband and household. (The gray mare is the better horse) ----------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1905)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 21:27 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1905) 哪個貓不吃老鼠 Na3 ge4 mao bu4 chi lao3 shu3 Which cat does not eat rat? ------------------------------------ 女大十八變 Nu3 da4 shi2 ba bian4 A grown up daughter has eighteen changes ------------------------------------------------- 女兒哭娘,---Nu3 er2 ku niang2, 真心實意.---Zhen xin shi4 yi4. When the daughter is crying for her mother, It is truly and wholeheartedly longing for her mother. ---------------------------------------- 怒濤滾滾,---Nu4 tao gun3 gun3, 奔瀉千里.---Ben xie4 qian li3. An angry torrent rolls thunderously on For a thousand miles. ---------------------------- 牛事末了,---Niu2 shi4 mo4 le, 馬事又來.---Ma3 shi4 you4 lai2. The affairs of the cow are not over yet, The affairs of the horse have come again. ------------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1910)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 22:08 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1910) 言語的巨人,---Yan2 yu3 di4 ju4 ren2, 行動的矮子.---Xing2 dong4 di4 ai3 zi3 He speaks like a giant, But his action is like a dwarf. --------------------------------------- 言者無心,---Yan2 zhe3 wu2 xin, 聽者有意.---Ting zhe3 you3 yi4. A casual remark Sounds deliberate to a suspicious listener. -------------------------------------------- 言者無罪,---Yan2 zhe3 wu2 zui4, 聞這足戒.---Wen2 zhe3 zu2 jie4. Blame not the speaker, But be warned by his words. -------------------------------------------- 眼不見, 心不想. Yan3 bu4 jian4, xin bu4 xiang3 Out of sight, out of mind. ------------------------------------ 眼觀六路,---Yan3 guan liu4 lu4, 耳聽八方.---Er3 ting ba fang. Have sharp eyes and keen ears. (be observant and alert) ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1915)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-01-11 23:44 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1915) 千個施主認一個和尚易, Qian1 ge4 shi zhu3 ren4 yi ge4 he2 shang4 yi4, 一個和尚人千個施主難. Yi ge4 he2 shang4 ren4 qian ge4 shi zhu3 nan2. A thousand alms givers recognize one Buddhist monk easily, But one Buddhist monk hard to recognize one thousand alms givers. ------------------------------------------- 謙恭待人,---Qian1 gong dai4 ren2, 忠孝傳家.---Zhong xiao4 chuan2 jia. One should treats people with modesty, amiable and courteous, That is the way for passing down the family generation with devotion. --------------------------------------------- 千金難買心頭願 Qian1 jin nan2 mai3 xin tou2 yuan4 Even a thousand pieces of gold cannot buy your wish. ------------------------------------------------ 千金難買一笑 Qian1 jin nan2 mai3 yi xiao4 A thousand pieces of gold would not buy a laugh. -------------------------------------- 千軍容易得,---Qian1 jun rong2 yi4 de2, 一將最難求.---Yi jiang4 zui4 nan2 qiu2. An army of a thousand is easy to find, But it is hard to find a good general. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1920)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 00:00 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1920) 千里送鵝毛,---Qian li3 song4 e2 mao2, 禮輕情意重.---Li3 qing qing2 yi4 zhong4. Sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away, The gift itself may be light as a goose feather, but sent from afar, it conveys deep feeling. --------------------------------------------- 千人所指,---Qian1 ren2 suo3 zhi3, 無病而死.---Wu2 bing4 er2 si3. When a thousand people point accusing fingers at a man, He will die even though not ill. (it is dangerous to incur public wrath). ----------------------------------------- 燈蛾撲火,---Deng e2 pu huo3, 自取滅亡.---Zi4 qu3 mie4 wang2. A moth flying into the flame, It is committing suicide. -------------------------------------- 燈月之下看佳人,---Deng yue4 zhi xia4 kan4 jia ren2, 比白日更勝十倍.---Bi3 bai2 ri4 geng4 sheng4 shi2 bei4. Looking at a beauty under the light of the lamp and the moon, Is ten times more beautiful than looking at her during day time. ------------------------------------------------------- 登高必跌重,---Deng gao bi4 die chong2, 樹倒猢猻散.---Shu4 dao4 hu2 sun san3. The higher the climb the harder the fall, The tree falls and the monkeys scatter. -------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1925)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 01:57 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1925) 打他廊下過,---Da2 ta lang2 xia4 guo4, 誰敢不低頭.---Shui2 gan3 bu4 di tou2. On crossing a low corridor, Who dares not to lower his head. ----------------------------------------------------- 打兔的不嫌兔多,---Da4 tu4 di2 bu4 xian2 tu4 duo, 食魚的不怕魚腥.---Shi2 yu2 di2 bu4 pa4 yu2 xing. Those who hunt rabbits do not complain about their being too many; Those who eat fish do not complain about the odor. ------------------------------------------------------ 大廈將傾,---Da4 xia4 jiang qing, 一木難扶.---Yi mu4 nan2 fu2. A mansion is going to collapse, One beam cannot support it. -------------------------------------------- 打也來, 罵也來.---Da4 ye4 lai2, ma4 ye4 lai2. 虧了我就不來.----Kui le wo3 jiu4 bu4 lai2 For fighting and abusing I will go, Treating me unfairly I will not go. ---------------------------------------- 達, 視其所不為,---Da2, shi4 qi2 suo3 bu4 wei2, 窮, 視其所為.------Qiong2 , shi4 qi2 suo3 wei2. If good luck comes, who doesn't? If good luck does not come, who does? ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1930)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 02:38 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1930) 弟子不必不如師,---Di4 zi3 bu4 bi4 bu4 ru2 shi, 師不必賢于弟子.---Shi bu4 bi4 xian2 yu2 di4 zi3. Pupils do not necessarily to be as good as the teacher, A teacher does not necessarily to be as worthy as the pupils. -------------------------------------------------- 靛缸里不出白佈 Dian4 gang li3 bu4 chu bai2 bu4 You cannot take white cloth out of a tub full of indigo. ---------------------------------------- 雕菩薩的不信神 Diao1 Pu2 Sa4 di2 bu4 xin4 shen2 An image-maker never worships the Buddha. ---------------------------------------- 多說反壞事. Duo1 shuo fan3 huai4 shi4. The least said, the soonest mended. ------------------------------------------- 多衣的多寒,---Duo yi di2 duo han2, 少衣的少寒,---Shao3 yi di2 shao3 han2, 無衣的不寒.---Wu2 yi di2 bu4 han2. He, who has more clothes, feels the cold, The one, who has less clothes, feels less cold, He, who has no clothes, does not feel the cold. -------------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1935)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 02:50 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1935) 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 Bi4 se4 yan2 jing zhuo ma2 que4 Try to catch sparrows with one's eyes blindfolded (act blindly) ------------------------------------- 蝙蝠不自見,---Bian fu2 bu4 zi4 jian4, 笑他梁上燕.---Xiao4 ta liang2 shang4 yan4. The bat does not look at itself, But it laughs at the swallow hanging on the beam. ------------------------------------- 遍地是黃金,---Bian4 di4 shi4 huang2 jin, 只要人去尋.---Zhi3 yao4 ren2 qu4 xun2. There are gold everywhere, It is up to you to go and search for them. ------------------------------------------ 便宜不是貨,---Bian4 yi2 bu4 shi4 huo4, 是貨不便宜.---Shi4 huo4 bu4 bian4 yi2. Cheap things are of no value, Valuable things are not cheap. ----------------------------------------------- 表面上氣壯如牛.---Biao mian4 shang4 qi4 zhuang4 ru2 niu2, 實際上膽小如鼠.---Shi4 ji4 shang4 dan3 xiao3 ru2 shu3. Outwardly fierce as a bull, But inwardly timid as a mouse. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1940)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 05:29 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1940) 智者千慮,---Zhi4 zhe3 qian lu4 必有一失.---Bi4 you3 yi shi. Even the wise not always free from error. ------------------------------------ 只愁富貴不愁貧 Zhi3 chou2 fu4 gui4 bu4 chou2 pin2 One worries for being rich and noble, But a poor man does not have to worry about this. ---------------------------------------------- 指桑罵槐 Zhi3 sang ma4 huai2 Point at the mulberry and abuse the locust. (point at one but abuse another). -------------------------------------- 只聽樓梯響,---Zhi3 ting lou2 ti xiang3, 不見人下來.---Bu4 jian4 ren2 xia4 lai2. The stairway creaks But no one come down. -------------------------------------- 治國容易齊家難 Zhi4 guo2 rong2 yi2 qi2 jia nan2 It is easy to rule a country, but difficult to rule one's family. --------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1945)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 05:50 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1945) 起頭容易結梢難 Qi3 tou2 rong2 yi4 jie shao nan2. It is easy in the beginning but hard in the end. -------------------------------------------- 氣可鼓而不可泄 Qi4 ke3 gu3 bu4 ke3 xie4 Morale should be boosted , not dampened. ---------------------------------------- 氣是無明火,---Qi4 shi4 wu2 ming2 huo3, 忍是敵災星.---Ren3 shi4 di2 zai xing. Air has no bright fire, Tolerant is the enemy of the calamity stars. --------------------------------- 契約終歸是契約 Qi4 yue zhong gui shi4 qi4 yue A bargain is a bargain (When an agreement has been made, it must be kept.) ------------------------------------------- 千個老闆千個法 Qian1 ge4 lao ban qian ge4 fa3 A thousand masters, a thousand methods --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1950)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 06:04 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1955) 羽毛未豐者,---Yu3 mao2 wei4 feng zhe3, 不可以高飛.---Bu4 ke3 yi3 gao fei. The wings of the bird have not grown up, Therefore it cannot fly high. (unfledged, young and immature) ----------------------------------------------- 錢能通神 Qian2 neng2 tong shen2 Much money moves the gods. ----------------------------------------- 前怕狼, 後怕虎 Qian2 pa4 lang2, hou4 pa4 hu3 Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind. --------------------------------------------------- 前事不忘---Qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4, 後事之師---hou4 shi4 zhi shi. Past experience, if not forgotten, Is a guide for the future. -------------------------------- 前人開路後人行 Qian2 ren2 kai lu4 hou4 ren2 xing2 One generation opens the road, Upon which another generation travels. ---------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1955)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 06:37 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1955) 死且不懼,---Si3 qie3 bu4 ju4, 況困難乎!---Kuang4 kun4 nan2 hu. Even death holds no fears for us, To say nothing of difficulties. -------------------------------------- 人各有偶 Ren2 ge4 you3 ou3 Every Jack has his Jill. ------------------------------- 人各有其短 Ren2 ge4 you3 qi2 duan3 Every bean has its black. (Every one has his faults) -------------------------------- 人個有所好 Ren2 ge4 you3 suo3 hao3 It is impossible to explain why people have different likes and dislike. (人的好惡是無可理喻的) ------------------------------------------- 人貴有勇 Ren2 gui4 you3 yong3 Men of principle have courage. --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1960)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 07:21 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1960) 人無貴賤,---Ren2 wu2 gui4 jian4, 天生地埋.---Tian1 sheng di4 mai2. For each man to whom Heaven gives birth, The earth provides a grave. ------------------------------------------- 人無決斷劍無鋼 Ren2 wu2 jue2 duan4 jian4 wu2 gang A man without determination is but an untempered sword. ----------------------------------------- 人心難測海水難量 Ren2 xin nan2 ce4 hai3 shui3 nan2 liang2 The will of the people is hard to survey, And the sea water is hard to measure. ------------------------------------------- 人心齊, 泰山移 Ren2 xin qi2, Taishan yi2 When people work with one mind, They can even remove Mount Taishan. -------------------------------------- 人要逼,---Ren2 yao4 bi, 刀要磨,---Dao yao4 mo4 Men must be sharpened by men, The knife must be ground on the stone. ----------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1970)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 08:08 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1970) 顧前不顧後 Gu4 qian2 bu4 gu4 hou4 Drive ahead without considering the consequences ------------------------------------------------- 固執己見,---Gu4 zhi2 ji3 jian4, 不知變通.---Bu4 zhi bian4 tong. He stubbornly adheres to his opinions, And does not know how to be flexible to adapt to circumstances. -------------------------------------------- 瓜熟蒂落 Gua1 shu2 di4 luo4 When a melon is ripe it falls off its stem. (things will be easily settled when conditions are ripe) -------------------------------------------- 瓜無滾圓,---Gua wu2 gun3 yuan2, 人無十全.---Ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2. Melons are not perfectly round, And men are not without blemish. ----------------------------------------- 寡婦門前是非多 Gua3 fu4 men2 qian2 shi4 fei duo. Slanders cluster thick about a widow's door. --------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1975 )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-02-11 08:34 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1975) 話不講不明,---Hua4 bu4 jiang3 bu4 ming2, 鼓不打不響.---Gu3 bu4 da4 bu4 xiang3. If you don't talk about it no one knows; If you don't beat the drum it will not sound. ------------------------------------------------- 話不說不明,---Hua4 bu4 shuo bu4 ming2, 木不鑿不透.---Mu4 bu4 zao2 bu4 tou4. Words unspoken are not known, Wood not bored remains as before. -------------------------------- 話不要說盡,---Hua4 bu4 yao4 shuo jin4, 福不可享盡.---Fu2 bu4 ke3 xiang3 jin4. In talking, do not say everything, In prosperity, do not enjoy to the very end. --------------------------------------- 畫虎不成反類犬 Hua4 hu3 bu4 cheng2 fan3 lei3 quan3 He painted a tiger but it turned out a cur ----------------------------------------------------- 畫龍點睛 Hua4 long2 dian3 jing Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils pf its eyes (add the touch that brings a work of art to life) ------------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1980)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-03-11 05:26 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1980) 有情人終成眷屬 You3 qing2 ren2 zhong juan4 shu3 Eventually lovers will get married. ---------------------------------- 有人受災,---------You3 ren2 shou4 zai, 亦必有人獲利.---Yi4 bi4 you3 ren2 huo4 li3 It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. (No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it) ------------------------------------- 有容德乃大,---You3 rong2 de2 nai3 da4, 無欲心自閑.---Wu2 yu4 xin zi4 xian2. If one has magnanimous and tolerant, one's virtue will be great, If one has no selfish desire, one will have a peaceful mind. --------------------------------------- 有始無終,---You3 shi2 wu2 zhong, 半途而廢.---Ban4 tu2 er2 fei4. He started to do a job, but failed to carry it through Because he gave up halfway. ------------------------------------- 有屋不怕寒露風,---You3 wu bu4 pa4 han2 lu4 feng, 有子不怕老來窮.---You3 zi3 bu4 pa4 lao3 lai2 qiong2. Having a house one is not afraid of the cold and the wind, Having sons one is not afraid of being poor in old age. -------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1985 )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-03-11 05:43 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1985) 老王賣瓜,---Lao3 Wang mai4 gua, 自賣自誇.---Zi4 mai4 zi4 kua. Old Wang is selling melons, And at the same he praises his melons. -------------------------------------- 雷公打豆腐,---Lei2 gong da3 dou4 fu3, 揀軟的欺.------Jian3 ruan3 di2 qi. The God of Thunder strikes the beancurd, (Bullies pick on the soft and weak) --------------------------------------------------- 雷聲大, 雨點小 Lei2 sheng da4, yu3 dian3 xiao3 . Loud thunder but small raindrops (much said but little done) ---------------------------------------- 黎明之前天最黑 Li2 ming2 zhu qian2 tian zui4 hei The darkest hour is that before the dawn. ------------------------------------- 利大風險大 Li4 da4 feng xian3 da4 If the profits are great, the risks are great. --------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-03-11 06:22 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1990) 健康勝過財富 Jian4 kang sheng4 guo4 cai2 fu4 Health is better than wealth. ---------------------------------------- 見困難就上,---Jian4 kun4 nan2 jiu4 shang4, 見榮譽就讓.---Jian4 rong2 yu4 jiu4 rang4. Dash forward where there are difficulties to overcome, And draw back when honours are to be conferred. ----------------------------------------------------- 見識見識,---Jian4 shi2 jian4 shi2, 不見不識.---Bu4 jian4 Bu4 shi2. One must enrich one's experience, Otherwise one will not widen one's knowledge. ------------------------------------------ 見義不為,---Jian4 yi4 bu4 wei2, 是為無勇.---Shi4 wei2 wu2 yong3. A man who knows what is the right thing to do, But does not do it, is a coward. -------------------------------------- 靜水流深 Jing4 shui3 liu2 shen Still waters run deep -------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to x x x x )

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-03-11 06:34 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 1995) 失之東隅,---Shi1 zhi dong yu2, 收之桑榆.---Shou zhi sang yu2. For what have been lost at sunrise, It could be recovered at sun set. (Make up on the roundabouts what you lose on the swings). ------------------------------------------------------------- 失之毫里,---Shi1 zhi hao2 li3, 差之千里.---Cha4 zhi qian li3. A missed of an iota, Is as far as a thousand kilometers. ------------------------------- 食不窮, 穿不窮,-----Shi2 bu4 qiong2, chuan bu4 qiong2, 不會打算一世窮.---Bu4 hui4 da3 suan4 yi shi4 qiong2 You are not poor in food and clothes, But if you don't plan for your living you will be poor for life. ------------------------------------------ 識得事務者,---Shi2 de2 shi2 wu2 zhe3, 呼為俊傑.-------Hu wei2 jun4 jie2. Those who know the general affairs, Are called the people of outstanding talent. --------------------------------------------- 食飯療飢,---Shi2 fan4 liao2 ji, 讀書療愚.---Du2 shu liao2 yu2 Hunger is cured by food, Ignorance by study. ------------------------------------------------ Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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Re: Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 2000)

Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan  Date:   10-03-11 06:42 中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (1501 to 2000) 時光流逝,---Shi2 guang liu2 shi4, 不可复得.---Bu4 ke3 fu4 de2. Time lost cannot be recovered. --------------------------------- 十目所視,---Shi2 mu4 suo3 shi4, 十手所指,---Shi2 shou3 suo3 zhi3, 其嚴乎!-----Qi2 yan2 hu! As if there are ten eyes looking at you, And ten fingers pointing at you and asking you, How scary! ------------------------------------------------------ 人急少智 Ren2 ji2 shao3 zhi4 Hurried men lack wisdom ---------------------------- 人急投親,---Ren2 ji2 tou2 qin, 鳥急投林.---Niao3 ji2 tou2 lin2. A desperate man seeks refuge with relatives, A bird in desperation will take refuge in the forest. ------------------------------------------ 人盡其才,---Ren2 jin4 qi2 cai2, 物盡其用.---Wu4 jin4 qi2 yong4. Make the best possible use of men, And material. ------------------------------------------- Posted to asiawind.com By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)

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