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[[fr:Proverbes chinois]]

These are the humble beginnings of a collection of [[China|Chinese]] [[Proverb|proverbs]] (歇後語 in [[pinyin]]: xie4 hou4 yu3; 諺語 yan4 yu3) and idioms, given in (and sorted by) [[pinyin]] transcription. Formulaic saying/expression (成語 cheng2 yu3) is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese [[four-character idiom]].  

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:* 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 
to his few trusted officals about Sima Zhao ambition to took the throne to his few trusted officals.

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

:好心冇好報，好柴燒爛灶 (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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