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huǒ	yào	kōng	xīn,	rén	yào	xū	xīn
火	要	空	心，	人	要	虚	心

A fire must have space at its center to burn vigorously; a man must be modest to make progress.

见怪不怪，其怪自败

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jiàn	guài	bù	guài,	qí	guài	zì	bài
见	怪	不	怪，	其	怪	自	败

Face odd things fearlessly and their fearsomeness will disappear.

江山易改，本性难移

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jiāng	shān	yì	gǎi,	běn	xìng	nán	yí
江	山	易	改，	本	性	难	移

Rivers and mountains may be changed, but it is hard to alter even a single person’s nature.

金玉其外，败絮其中

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jīn	yù	qí	wài,	bài	xù	qí	zhōng
金	玉	其	外，	败	絮	其	中

Gold and jade on the outside, rot and decay on the inside.

近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春

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jìn

shuǐ

lóu

tái

xiān

dé

yuè,

xiàng

yáng

huā

mù

zǎo

féng

chūn

近

水

楼

台

先

得

月，

向

阳

花

目

早

逢

春

A waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight frist; spring comes early to plants exposed to the sun.

近水知鱼性，近山知鸟音

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jìn	shuǐ	zhī	yú	xìng,	jìn	shān	zhì	niǎo	yīn
近	水	知	鱼	性，	近	山	知	鸟	音

Near to rivers, we recognize fish; near to mountains, we recognize the songs of birds.

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