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老鼠過街,人人喊打


老鼠过街,人人喊打

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lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
    lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3
lao shu kuo chieh , jen jen han ta
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife

一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥


一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

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yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
    yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1
i li lao shu shih huai le i kuo chou
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯


一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤

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yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
    yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1
i k`o lao shu shih huai le i kuo t`ang
    i ko lao shu shih huai le i kuo tang
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥


一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

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yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
    yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1
i k`o lao shu shih huai le i kuo chou
    i ko lao shu shih huai le i kuo chou
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]

務川仡佬族苗族自治縣


务川仡佬族苗族自治县

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wù chuān gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
    wu4 chuan1 ge1 lao3 zu2 miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
wu ch`uan ko lao tsu miao tsu tzu chih hsien
    wu chuan ko lao tsu miao tsu tzu chih hsien
Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou

道真仡佬族苗族自治縣


道真仡佬族苗族自治县

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dào zhēn gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
    dao4 zhen1 ge1 lao3 zu2 miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
tao chen ko lao tsu miao tsu tzu chih hsien
Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou

不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前


不听老人言,吃亏在眼前

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bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
    bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2
pu t`ing lao jen yen , ch`ih k`uei tsai yen ch`ien
    pu ting lao jen yen , chih kuei tsai yen chien
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲


少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲

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shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
    shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1
shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta t`u shang pei
    shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta tu shang pei
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

山中無老虎,猴子稱大王


山中无老虎,猴子称大王

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shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng
    shan1 zhong1 wu2 lao3 hu3 , hou2 zi5 cheng1 da4 wang2
shan chung wu lao hu , hou tzu ch`eng ta wang
    shan chung wu lao hu , hou tzu cheng ta wang
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom); (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[da4 wang2] or 大王[dai4 wang5])

老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭


老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头

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lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
    lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 , da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5
lao shu t`o mu hsien , ta t`ou tsai hou t`ou
    lao shu to mu hsien , ta tou tsai hou tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle

不管白貓黑貓,捉住老鼠就是好貓


不管白猫黑猫,捉住老鼠就是好猫

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bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo
    bu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1
pu kuan pai mao hei mao , cho chu lao shu chiu shih hao mao
it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)

老子英雄兒好漢,老子反動兒混蛋


老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋

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lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn
    lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4
lao tzu ying hsiung erh hao han , lao tzu fan tung erh hun tan
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan); fig. like father, like son

萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄


万松老人评唱天童觉和尚颂古从容庵录

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wàn sōng lǎo rén píng chàng tiān tóng jué hé shàng sòng gǔ cóng róng ān lù
    wan4 song1 lao3 ren2 ping2 chang4 tian1 tong2 jue2 he2 shang4 song4 gu3 cong2 rong2 an1 lu4
wan sung lao jen p`ing ch`ang t`ien t`ung chüeh ho shang sung ku ts`ung jung an lu
    wan sung lao jen ping chang tien tung chüeh ho shang sung ku tsung jung an lu
 Manshō Rōnin Hyōshō Tendōkaku Washō juko Shōyō an roku
Wansong Laoren Pingchang Tiantongjue Heshang songgu Congrongan lu

老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之幼

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lǎolǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu
    lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 , you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4
lao wu lao , i chi jen chih lao , yu wu yu , i chi jen chih yu
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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