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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)

Some proverbs are literary, that is, from a written source.  (See [[Classical Chinese|the historical written language]] or the more [[Bai hua|modern written language]].) Others originated among families, street vendors, and other commoners.

==[[Mandarin Chinese |Mandarin]] proverbs==

The following proverbs are sorted alphabetically by their [[pinyin]].  If you know the literary source, please add it!  Also add other pronunciations if you know them.


???????Listening someone describing the scenery is better than actual seeing it yourself.⏎
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:&#30334;&#19990;&#20462;&#26469;&#21516;&#33337;&#28193;&#65292;&#21315;&#36733;&#20462;&#24471;&#20849;&#26517;&#30496; (pinyin: bai3 shi4 xiu1 lai2 tong2 chuan2 du4, qian1 zai4 xiu1 de gong4 zhen3 mian2)
(contracted; show full)*[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.

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