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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)
:&#27492;&#22320;&#26080;&#38134;&#19977;&#30334;&#20004;&#65292;&#38548;&#22721;&#38463;&#20108;&#19981;&#26366;&#20599; (ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3, ge2 bi4 a1 er4 bu4 ceng2 tou1)
:* Literally: There isn't a stash of three hundred ''liang'' 
<nowiki>[</nowiki>([[Chinese unit]]] of [[silver]]) below this spot; your neighbor Ah-er did not steal them
:* Moral: A nervous heart is prone to mistakes; overkill will worsen a situation rather than bettering it.
(contracted; show full)==External links==
*[http://www.chiculture.net/0610/html/0610idiom/0610idiom_index.shtml] Provide sources of Mandarin Chinese proverbs (in Chinese).

*[http://www.oneaday.org Oneaday.org] One Chinese idiom a day (simplified and traditional characters) with pinyin transliteration and English translation.

[[Category:Proverbs|Chinese]]
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