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List of Chinese proverbs
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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, tho(contracted; show full)
:&#32769;&#39525;&#20239;&#27370;&#65292;&#24535;&#22312;&#21315;&#37324;
:&#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>''li'' <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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: &#20570;&#30002;&#27969;&#27735; &#23244;&#30002;&#27969;&#28734; (zor4 ga4 lau6 guann6&#65292;hiam6 ga4 lau6 nuann6.)
:* Literally: It takes [[sweat]] to work on things, but it only takes [[saliva]] to criticize things.
:* Usage: Criticism of others' hard work should be considerate, constructive and limited, and not free-flowing, since by not physically doing it, one cannot appreciate the difficulty of a task.


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See also:
* [[English proverbs]]
* [[French proverbs]]
* [[German proverbs]]
* [[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).

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