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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/expressions (&#25104;&#35486; cheng2 yu3 -- ''"to become a saying"'') are known as [[four-character idiom]]s (exceptions exist in the number of characters, though the majori(contracted; show full)
:* Explanation: the dragon-king is a mystical creature that lives underwater and controls the natural bodies of water.  People visit the dragon-king temple to placate him and prevent floods, thus his temple being destroyed by the very forces which he controls is a situational [[irony]].

:&#30011;&#34503;&#28155;&#36275; (pinyin: hua4 she2 tian1 zu2) 
:* Literally: Adding legs when painting a snake.
:* Moral: Don't ruin your work by an unnecessary addition.
:* English: G
uilding the Lily (a Lily having its own natural beauty would not be improved by gold-plating).
:&#31354;&#31348;&#26469;&#39118;&#26410;&#24517;&#26080;&#22240; (pinyin: kong1 xue4 lai2 feng2 wei4 bi4 wu2 yin1) 
:* Literally: if [[wind]] comes from an empty [[cave]], it's not without a reason.
:* Moral: Most seemingly strange events and actions have [[logic]]al explanations.

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