Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 10-04-11 21:33
中國賢文 Chinese Words of Wisdom (2161 to 2165)
打得老虎死,---Da3 de2 lao3 hu3 si3,
大家有肉吃.---Da4 jia you3 rou4 chi.
We all will have meat to eat,
If we can kill the tiger.
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打狗先問主
Da3 gou3 xian wen4 zhu3
In beating a dog, first find out who his owner is
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打虎還要親兄弟
Da3 hu3 hai2 yao qing4 xiong di4
To beat a tiger one must have a brother's help.
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事要三思,---Shi4 yao san si,
免勞後悔.---Mian3 lao2 hou4 hui3.
Think thrice before you undertake a task,
So that you wouldn't regret later.
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事已定局,---Shi4 yi3 ding4 ju2,
無可挽回.---Wu2 ke3 wan3 hui2
(或: 覆水難收).
What's done cannot be undone.
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By CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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