Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 10-04-11 20:29
中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (2011 to 2150)
人怕老來窮,---Ren2 pa4 lao3 lai2 qiong2,
樹怕鑽心虫.---Shu4 pa4 xuan xin chong2.
A man is afraid of poverty when he is old,
A tree is afraid of the borer.
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隱逸林中無榮辱,---Yin3 yi4 lin2 zhong wu2 rong2 ru3,
道義路上泯炎涼.---Dao4 yi4 lu4 shang4 min3 yan4 liang2.
To a hermit in the deep woods, there is no glory or shame;
To a righteous person, there is no ingratitude or insincerity.
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鸚鵡學舌,---Ying1 wu3 xue2 she2,
人云亦云.---Ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2.
A parrot imitating human speech,
It says only when it hears.
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在家不欺人,---Zai4 jia bu4 qi ren2
出外被人欺.---Chu wai4 bei4 ren2 qi.
When one was not bullying anyone at home,
Once he went out of his home he was being bullied.
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在家靠父母,---Zai4 jia kao4 fu4 mu3,
出外靠朋友.---Chu wai4 kao4 peng2 you3.
At home one relies on one's parents,
While living out one needs friends.
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By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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