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List of Chinese proverbs
[[fr:Proverbes chinois]]

These are the humble beginnings of a collection of [[China|Chinese]] [[Proverb|proverbs]] (&#20439;&#35578; in [[pinyin]]: su2 yan4; &#35578;&#35486; yan4 yu3) and idioms, given in (and sorted by) [[pinyin]] transcription. Formulaic saying/expression (&#25104;&#35486; cheng2 yu3) is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese [[four-character idiom]].  

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:* Moral: don't underestimate the potential destructive power that a seemingly minor problems can spread.

:&#29066;&#30606;&#23376;&#25688;&#33502;&#31859;&#65292;&#25688;&#19968;&#20010;&#20002;&#19968;&#20010; (pinyin: xiong2 xia1 zi zhai1 bao1 mi3, zhai1 yi2 ge4 diu1 yi2 ge4)
:* Literally: blind bear picks corn, picks one and throws one
:* Meaning: Inability to appreciate what you have.

:&#2
8155513;&#32819;&#30423;&#38083; (pinyin: yan3 er3 dao4 ling2)
:* Literally: drown all noises to thecovering one's ear when pilfering a [[bell]]
:* Moral: Criminals will be haunted and be forsaken by their own guiltFooling oneself by ignoring the facts.
:* Note: this is an example of a [[four-character idiom]].  The story behind it said a stupid thief covered his ear when he stole a bell and believing that no one could hear the bell when he could not.
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:&#20063;&#35201;&#39532;&#20799;&#22909;&#65292;&#20063;&#35201;&#39532;&#20799;&#19981;&#21507;&#33609; (pinyin: ye3 yao4 ma3 er2 hao3, ye3 yao4 ma3 er2  bu4 chi1 cao3)
:* Literally: want the [[horse]] to be the best, also want the horse not to eat any [[hay]]
:* Moral: You can't have your cake and eat it too (English equivalent)
:* Usage: someone has an unrealistic expectation. 
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See also:
* [[English proverbs]]
* [[German proverbs]]
* [[French proverbs]]
* [[Spanish proverbs]]
* [[Polish proverbs]]
* [[Japanese proverbs]]