Proverb of the day

• ^spidee^

  5 May 06, 23:04

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  bu4 xian2 qi4.

  Xie4 xie4 ni3!
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 May 06, 23:05

  Originally posted by ^spidee^:

  Xie4 xie4 ni3!

  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 May 06, 11:38

  
  
  ni2 ren2 pa4 yu3, huang3 yan2 pa4 li3
  
  Explanation: A clay figure fears rain; a lie fears truth.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 May 06, 07:50

  
  
  yi3 xiao3 ren2 zhi1 xin1, du4 jun1 zi3 zhi1 fu4
  
  Explanation: A person who always think that a man of honour is as mean as him.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  11 May 06, 08:14

  
  
  sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3, an1 zhi1 fei1 fu2
  
  Explanation: You thought a disaster has befallen on you, but in actual fact, it's not. In short, it's a blessing in disguise.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  14 May 06, 01:35

  
  
  zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3, bai3 zhan3 bai3 sheng4
  
  Explanation: You will never lose a battle if you know your situation well as your enemy's.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  15 May 06, 13:49

  
  
  yong4 ren2 bu4 yi2, yi2 ren2 bu4 yong4
  
  Analogy: Don't suspect your employee. If you suspect him/her, don't hire him/her in the first place.
  
  Explanation: If you enlist the help of someone, trust him/her that he/she will do a good job. If you don't trust him/her, do the job yourself.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  17 May 06, 10:23

  
  
  nuo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2
  
  Translation: Don't want to let people know you have done something? Don't do it in the first place.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 May 06, 15:15

  
  
  ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3, ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1
  
  Translation: Eight immortals cross the sea, each employing his or her theurgy.
  
  Explanation: People bring in their diverse talents into play to accomplish a task.
• laurence82

  18 May 06, 15:26

  wow, i am really learning
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 May 06, 15:34

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  wow, i am really learning
  
  

  Sure or not?
• laurence82

  18 May 06, 15:35

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Sure or not?

  you wanna check my brain?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 May 06, 15:37

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  you wanna check my brain?

  Don't need.
• M©+square

  18 May 06, 15:38

  It'll be great if there could be deeper studies of these phrases - historicial background and the depth of each word.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 May 06, 15:40

  Originally posted by M©+square:

  It'll be great if there could be deeper studies of these phrases - historicial background and the depth of each word.

  If I have the time.
• laurence82

  18 May 06, 15:46

  Those HK drama serials got teach
  
  Especially the Chu Han War series ended not long ago
  
  This period got a lot of idioms, like chu er fan er, si mian chu ge, shi mian mai fu
  
  All from the events during the Chu Han contention
  
  Bery interesting
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  19 May 06, 11:40

  
  
  jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4, jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1
  
  Translation: He who stays near vermilion gets stained red; he who stays near ink gets stained black.
  
  Explanation: If one hangs out with the right group of friends, one be healthy physically and mentally. If one hangs out with the wrong group of friends, one may not be healthy physically and mentally.
  
  Note: The explanation is very bad, hope someone can correct it.
• ^spidee^

  19 May 06, 18:02

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  
  
  jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4, jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1
  
  Translation: He who stays near vermilion gets stained red; he who stays near ink gets stained black.
  
  Explanation: If one hangs out with the right group of friends, one be healthy physically and mentally. If one hangs out with the wrong group of friends, one may not be healthy physically and mentally.
  
  Note: The explanation is very bad, hope someone can correct it.

  The gist is there, ie. one is influenced by the things/people/situations around them.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  22 May 06, 08:04

  
  
  Translation: How do you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?
  
  Explanation: The connotation is you can not expect people of evil intent to utter anything good.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  24 May 06, 11:21

  
  
  ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3, an4 jian4 nan2 fang2
  
  Translation: It's easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you, but hard to dodge an arrow shot from behind.
  
  Explanation: It's easier to safeguard against the obvious.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  26 May 06, 08:24

  
  
  jin4 shui3 zhi1 yu2 xing4, jin4 shan1 shi4 niao3 yin1
  
  Translation: Living near a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon.
  
  Explanation: Being more familiar with the surroundings helps one to understand more.
• ^spidee^

  29 May 06, 16:55

  
  
  Qing2 ren2 yan2 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1.
  
  Translation: In the lover's eyes, one can appear to be Xi Shi
  
  Explanation: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  29 May 06, 18:15

  
  
  ai1 jin1 si4 jin1, ai1 yu4 si4 yu4
  
  Note: The meaning of ai1 here is being near to something.
  
  Explanation: When one is always near a person who has good habits, say exercising regularly, he/she will be influenced by him/her too, and start exercising regularly.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  1 Jun 06, 14:26

  
  
  shi2 ge4 shou3 zhi3 tou2 bu4 yi4 ban1 qi2
  
  Translation: Your fingers can't be of the same length.
  
  Explanation: We can't expect everybody or anything in life to be perfect, just as your fingers can't be of the same length.
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jun 06, 12:05

  
  
  an1 bu4 wang4 wei1, zhi4 bu4 wang4 luan4
  
  Explanation: One should not take peace for granted; we should always be prepared for any disasters or wars.