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List of Chinese proverbs
[[fr:Proverbes chinois]] [[zh:&#27463;&#24460;&#35486;]]

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 t(contracted; show full)
:* Literally: if [[wind]] comes from an empty [[cave]], it may not be without reason.
:* Moral: Most seemingly strange events and actions have [[logic]]al explanations.

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:&#32769;&#39589;&#20239;&#26533;&#65292;&#24535;&#22312;&#21315;&#37324; (pinyin: lao3 ji4 fu2 li4, zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3) 

:* Literary Source: From [[Cao Cao]]'s poem &#12298;&#27493;&#20986;&#22799;&#38272;&#34892;&#12299;- &#40860;&#38614;&#22781;⏎
:* Literally: The old [[horse]] in the stable still wants to run 1000 <i>li</i> <sup>1</sup>.
:* Moral: Don't underestimate those with experience, people of great age may possess great ambitions and potential.
:* Note: 'stable' and 'li' rhyme in Mandarin
:: <sup>1</sup> ''li'': a Chinese unit of linear measure which corresponds to about a half kilometer

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