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明知山有虎,偏向虎山行

Chinese proverbs

míng
zhī
shān
yǒu
hǔ,
piān
xiàng
hǔ
shān
xíng
明
知
山
有
虎,
偏
向
虎
山
行

Although knowing that tigers reside in the mountain, one still insists on walking up there.

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宁为玉碎,不为瓦全

Chinese proverbs

nìng
wéi
yù
suì,
bù
wèi
wǎ
quán
宁
为
玉
碎,
不
为
瓦
全

Better to be a shard of jade than a whole tile.

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贫居闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲

Chinese proverbs

pín
jū
nào
shì
wú
rén
wèn,
fù
zài
shēn
shān
yǒu
yuǎn
qīn
贫
居
闹
市
 无
人
 问,
富
在
深
山
有
远
亲

If you are poor, even if you live in a crowed city you will be alone. But if you are rich, even if you live in uninhabited mountains the most distant relatives will flock to you. 

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平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊

Chinese proverbs

píng
shēng
bú
zuò
kuī
xīn
shì,
bàn
yè
qiāo
mén
xīn
bù 
jīng
 平
生
不
 做
亏
心
 事,
半
夜
 敲
门
心
不
惊

A clear conscience sleeps even through thunder.

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平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚

                         Chinese Proverbs

píng
shí
bù
shāo
xiāng,
lín
shí
bào
fó
jiǎo
平
时
不
烧
香,
临
时
抱
佛
脚

       Never burning incense when all is well, but clasping Buddha’s feet in an emergency.

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千军易得,一将难求

Chinese proverbs

qiān
jūn
yì
dé,
yí
jiàng
nán
qiú
千
军
易
  得,
一
将
难
求

It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general.

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