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List of Chinese proverbs
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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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:* Literally: no one knows a [[son]] better than the [[father]].
:* Moral: Having spent [[decade]]s with each other, family members know what type of persons each others are. "Sons" and "fathers" also apply to the [[female]] equivalents.
:* 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]].


:&#21496;&#39532;&#26157;&#20043;&#24515;, &#36335;&#20154;&#30342;&#30693; (pinyin: si1 ma3 zhao1 zhi1 xin1, lu3 ren2 jie1 zhi1)
:* Literally: Even the pedestrians know the ambitions of [[Sima Zhao]].
:* Moral: Evil plots of an ambitious person are widely known.
:* Usage: Showing disapproval of an ambitious person. 
:* Source: Biography of the "Duke of Noble Town" (''Gongguixiang Gong Zhuan'') in the ''[[Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms]]''. [[Cao Mao]], emperor of the [[Kingdom of Wei]], raged about Sima Zhao ambition to took the throne to his few trusted officals.
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==[[Cantonese language |Cantonese]] proverbs==
sorted alphabetically by the [[penkyamp]], a Cantonese Romanization.

:&#22909;&#24515;&#20871;&#22909;&#22577;&#65292;&#22909;&#26612;&#29138;&#29211;&#28790; (penkyamp: How2 samp1 mow5 how2 bow3, how2 cai4 siu1 lan6 zow3)
:* Meaning: Good deeds may not be rewarded; even good firewood may ruin the stove. 
:* Note: 'reward' and 'stove' rhyme in Cantonese.

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:&#35722;&#38957;&#35722;&#38754;
:* Literally: Change head, change face.
:* Usage: Very angry.

:&#31406;&#20154;&#33707;&#26039;&#35948;&#65292;&#23500;&#20154;&#33707;&#26039;&#26360;
:* Literally: Poor men don't stop feeding the pigs, rich men don't stop studying.
:* Usage: don't drop the skill and means that can keep your livelihood.
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==[[Taiwanese language]] proverbs==

'' Initial source: [http://www.taiwanese-oki.idv.tw/t03.htm &#21488;&#35486;&#20439;&#35578; (Taiwanese language proverbs)] ''

: &#24801;&#39340;&#24801;&#20154;&#39438;&#65292;&#33005;&#33026;&#39340;&#36935;&#33879;&#38364;&#32769;&#29242; (ok1 ve4 ok1 lang6 kia2, en6 zi6 ve4 du1 dior3 guan6 lor1 ia2)
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