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在家不会迎宾客,出外方知少主人
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Chinese proverbs

 zài
jiā
bù
huì 
yíng 
bīn 
kè, 
chū
wài
fāng
zhī 
shǎo
zhǔ
rén 
 在
家 
不
 会
 迎
宾 
客,
 出
 外
 方
 知 
 少
主 
人 


If a person does not treat guests properly when athome, few will wish to entertain him when he is away from home.

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斩草不除根,春风吹又生
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 Chinese proverbs

zhǎn
cǎo
bù
chú
gēn,
chūn
fēng
chuī
yoù
shēng
斩
草
不
除
根,
春
风
吹
又
生

If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will grow again when the winds of Spring blows.

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知己知彼,百战百胜
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zhī
 jǐ
zhī
bǐ , 
 bǎi
zhàn
bǎi
shèng 
 知
己 
知 
彼, 
 百
 战
 百
  胜 

 Know the enemy, know yourself, and in every battle you will be victorious.

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真人不露相,露相非真人
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Chinese proverbs

zhēn
rén
bù
lòu
xiàng,
lòu
xiàng
fēi
zhēn
rén
真
人
不
露
相,
露
相
非
真
人

A wise head makes a close mouth.

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只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯
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zhǐ
xǔ
zhōu
guān
fàng
huǒ,
bù
xǔ
bǎi
xìng
diǎn
dēng
只
许
 州
 官
 放
 火,
不
许
 百
 姓
 点
  灯


The magistrates are free to set fires,while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps.

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只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
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zhǐ
yào
gōng
fū
Shēn,
tiě
chǔ
mó
chéng
zhēn
只
要
功
夫
深,
铁
杵
磨
成
针

           If you work hard enough at it,you can grind even an iron rod down to a needle.

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