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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)
:* Moral: It is fate and [[yuanfen]] that brings two persons together, value an encounter and treasure a relationship.
:* Note: These two phrases do not rhyme, but have parallel [[grammatical]] structure, i.e, [[subject]] to subject, [[verb]] to verb, etc.
:* Usage: Sometimes used in marriage counselling to advise the couples having problems to resolve it, before making any hasty decisions.
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:&#20912;&#23553;&#19977;&#23610;&#65292;&#32477;&#38750;&#19968;&#26085;&#20043;&#23506; (pinyin: bing1 feng1 san3 chi3, jue2 fei1 yi2 ri4 zhi1 han2)
:* Literally: Three [[foot (unit of length)|feet]] of [[ice]] does not result from one day of cold [[weather]]. 
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:&#29066;&#30606;&#23376;&#25688;&#33502;&#31859;&#65292;&#25688;&#19968;&#20010;&#20002;&#19968;&#20010; (pinyin: xiong2 xia1 zi zhai1 bao1 mi3, zhai1 yi2 ge4 diu1 yi2 ge4)
:* Literally: blind bear picks corn, picks one and throws one
:* Meaning: Inability to appreciate what you have.

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:&#25513;&#32819;&#30423;&#38083; (pinyin: yan3 er3 dao4 ling2)

:* Literary Source: [[LuShi ChunQiu]]⏎
:* Literally: covering one's ear when pilfering a [[bell]]
:* Moral: Fooling oneself by ignoring the facts.
:* Note: this is an example of a [[four-character idiom]].  The story behind it said a stupid thief covered his ear when he stole a bell, believing that no one could hear the bell when he could not.

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(contracted; show full)* [[Japanese proverbs]]
* [[Latin proverbs]]
* [[Polish proverbs]]
* [[Portuguese proverbs]]
* [[Spanish proverbs]]

==External links==
*[http://www.chiculture.net/0610/html/0610idiom/0610idiom_index.shtml] Provide sources of Mandarin Chinese proverbs (in Chinese).