[AP Chinese] Chinese Sayings Flashcards
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| 4738336197 | 不经一事，不长一智 | Nothing ventured, nothing learned. | 0 | |
| 4738336198 | 有一利，必有一弊 | Every advantage brings a corresponding disadvantage. | 1 | |
| 4738336199 | 三人一条心，黄土变成金 | Three men with one mind will turn the dirt into gold. | 2 | |
| 4738336200 | 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 | He who doesn't listen to the advice of his elders is in for a hard knock or two. | 3 | |
| 4738336201 | 一人做事，一人当 | He who does it assume the responsibility for it. | 4 | |
| 4738336202 | 一个巴掌，拍不响 | You can't clap with one hand. (It takes two to win a quarrel.) | 5 | |
| 4738336203 | 耳不听，心不烦 | What doesn't enter the ear doesn't disturb the heart (mind). | 6 | |
| 4738336204 | 心要热，头要冷 | The heart should be warn and the head should be cool (calm). | 7 | |
| 4738336205 | 不怕人穷，就怕志短 | Pverty isn't a obstacle, only lack of ambition is. | 8 | |
| 4738336206 | 放长线，钓大鱼 | To put out a long line to catch a big fish. (Use a long term or far reaching plan to obtain greater results.) | 9 | |
| 4738336207 | 羊毛出在羊身上 | The wool comes off the lamb's back. (There is no free lunch; you pay whatever you get.) | 10 | |
| 4738336208 | 人死留名，豹死留皮 | A dead man leaves his reputation; a dead panther leave its skin. (Reputation is important.) | 11 | |
| 4738336209 | 一言既出，驷马难追 | One words have left a man's mouth, he can't take it back. (One should honor his words.) | 12 |