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精卫填海Jingwei is trying to fill up the sea
According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, or Shan Hai Jing, a Chinese collection of myths and mythic geography co…
- Art pursuit
名师出高徒
A famous teacher raises up a brilliant student.
This phrase means that accomplished disciples owe their accomplishments to their teachers.
师父领进…
- Great Men
君使臣以礼,臣事君以忠
A king should employ his ministers according to the rules of propriety, ministers should serve their king with loyalty.
The phrase is common…
- Sea and water
海枯终见底，人死不知心
You can see the seas’ bottom when it runs dry, but you can never read a man’s mind even when he is on his deathbed.
The phrase …
- Communication and transportation
一传十，十传百
One person told ten; ten told a hundred.
The phrase is a description of how news can spread quickly.
好事不出门，坏事传千里
News of good beha…
- Prevention
君子防患于未然
A gentleman tries to take preventive measures before trouble happens.
This saying is used in the same context as the English proverb: An ounce of p…
- Building
安得广厦千万间，大庇天下寒士俱欢颜
How I wish there were tens of millions of spacious mansions, to protect all the poor scholars of the world.
The phrase comes fr…
- Words, communication
八字还没一撇
Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight.
This proverb is used in a similar context to “Don’t count your chickens before th…
- Etiquette, virtue
礼多人不怪
An excess of courtesy can offend no one.
The proverb indicates that etiquette is an indispensable part of social life.
礼失则昏，名失则愆
Loss of…
Time:09/21/2017 Hits:17精卫填海Jingwei is trying to fill up the sea According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, or Shan Hai Jing, a Chinese collection of myths and mythic geography co…