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

These are the humble beginnings of a collection of [[China|Chinese]] [[Proverb|proverbs]] (&#27463;&#24460;&#35486; in [[pinyin]]: xie4 hou4 yu3; &#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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:* Usage: Character witness in a trial. Despite his/her denial, an honest parent can tell if their children are capable of heinous [[crime]]s, like [[murder]].

==[[Cantonese language |Cantonese]] proverbs==
sorted alphabetically by the [[penkyamp]], a Cantonese romanization.

:&#22909;&#24515;&#20871;&#22909;&#22577;&#65292;&#22909;&#26612;&#29138;&#29211;&#28790; (penkyamp: Ho
w2 samp1 mow5 sum how2 bow3, how2 cai4y siu1 lan6 zow3 jo)
:* Meaning: Good deeds may not be rewarded; even good firewood may ruin the stove. 
:* Note: 'reward' and 'stove' rhyme in Cantonese.

:&#23527;&#25945;&#20154;&#25171;&#20180;&#65292;&#33707;&#25945;&#20154;&#20998;&#22971; (penkyamp: Nenk4 gau3 yant4 fant1 cay1, mog6 gau3 yant4 da2 zay2)
:* Literally: it is okay to teach someone how to discipline a child, but don't teach how to divorce one's wife.
(contracted; show full):* Usage: so ignorant that they can't tell dead from alive.

:&#36938;&#36938;&#37326;&#37326;
:* Literally: Wander, wander; wild, wild.
:* Usage: someone has nothing to do and wanders around.

:&#34277;&#26041;&#19977;&#25220;&#27602;&#27515;&#20154;
:* Literally: The medicine from a 
recipe<A TITLE="Click for more information about recipe" STYLE="background-color: #f0f000; " HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||recipe|AA1VDw">recipe</A> that have been copied three times (one after another) can kill people.
:* Moral: Excessive enthusiasm can be counterproductive despite its good intention.

:&#39449;&#39740;&#31359;&#31761;&#34915;
:* Literally: Cheat the [[ghost]]s by wearing clothes made of leaves.
:* Usage: warn others that someone is not easily deceived. (?)

:&#29211;&#27877;&#25206;&#19981;&#19978;&#22721;
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See also:
* [[English proverbs]]
* [[German proverbs]]
* [[French proverbs]]
* [[Spanish proverbs]]
* [[Polish proverbs]]
* [[Japanese proverbs]]