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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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:* 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
's ambition to tookake the throne.

:&#22825;&#19979;&#20044;&#40486;&#19968;&#26679;&#40657; (pinyin: tian1 xia4 wu1 ya1 yi2 yang4 hei1)
:* Literally: All [[crow]]s in the world are [[black]].
:* Meanings: There are several possible interpretations:
:*# A [[natural]] interpretation: Some rules, like those natural forces of the [[Universe]], are unbendable, regardless how much you may want it to change.
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