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眼见为实,耳听为虚

 

          Chinese Proverbs 

yǎn
jiàn
wéi
shí ,
ěr
tīng
wéi
实,

                       What you hear about may be false, but what you see is true.

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养兵千日,用在一时

Chinese proverbs

yǎng
bīng
qiān
rì,
yòng
zài
shí
日,

 Armies are to be maintained in the course of long years, but to be used in the nick of time.

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一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴

Chinese proverbs

cùn
guāng
yīn
cùn
jīn,
cùn
jīn
nán
mǎi
cùn
guāng
yīn
金,


 Time is money, however, you can't buy it with money.

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一个篱笆三个桩,一个好汉三个帮

 Chinese proverbs

sān
zhuāng,
hǎo
hàn
sān
bāng
桩,

Just as a fence needs the support of three stakes, an able fellow needs the help of three other people.

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一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥

Chinese proverbs 

lǎo
shǔ
shǐ,
huài
guō
zhōu
  屎,


A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.

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一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨

Chinese proverbs 

nián
zhī
zài
chūn,
zhī
zài
chén
春,


The whole year's work depends on good planning in spring, and the whole day's work depends on good planning in the early morning.

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