• Wikiquote has quotations related to Chinese proverbs. Many Chinese proverbs (yànyǔ 諺語) exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of...
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  • Asian proverbs, including Japanese, appear to be derived from older Chinese proverbs, although it often is impossible to be completely sure about the direction...
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    Chengyu (redirect from Vietnamese proverbs)
    and proverbs (谚语; 諺語; yànyǔ). While not the only idioms in Chinese, and not always four characters long, they are often referred to as Chinese idioms...
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  • The old man lost his horse (category Chinese proverbs)
    Dictionary of European Proverbs. Routledge. pp. 49 f. ISBN 978-1-134-86460-7. Wellsbaum.blog: "Alan Watts: The Story of the Chinese Farmer", with reference...
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    creator's derision of the novel's Chinese proverbs as stereotypical and calling out their own negative views of Chinese people ignored by Pilkey, calling...
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    Proverb (redirect from Proverbs)
    of Proverbs) and medieval Latin (aided by the work of Erasmus) have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs. Not all Biblical proverbs, however...
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  • miles begins with a single step" is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Tao Te Ching ascribed...
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    The Chinese dragon (Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng), also loong, is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large...
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  • Mirror Flower, Water Moon (category Chinese proverbs)
    Moon (simplified Chinese: 镜花水月; traditional Chinese: 鏡花水月; pinyin: Jìnghuā Shuǐyuè; literally "Mirror Flower, Water Moon"), is a Chinese proverb/phrase...
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  • Heaven is high and the emperor is far away (category Chinese proverbs)
    dictionary. Chinese proverbs in Wikiquote My China Connection" Heaven is high and the emperor is far away". Lan, Xiaohuan (2024). How China Works: An Introduction...
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