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久病成医 (久病成醫)

jiǔ bìng chéng yī / jiu3 bing4 cheng2 yi1
(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

2

扒屋牵牛 (扒屋牽牛)

bā wū qiān niú / ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2
to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)/to strip of everything

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良禽择木 (良禽擇木)

liáng qín zé mù / liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)/fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

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走乡随乡 (走鄉隨鄉)

zǒu xiāng suí xiāng / zou3 xiang1 sui2 xiang1
(proverb) to follow local customs/When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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一口吃个胖子 (一口吃個胖子)

yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi / yi1 kou3 chi1 ge5 pang4 zi5
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible/to be impatient for success

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良禽择木而栖 (良禽擇木而棲)

liáng qín zé mù ér qī / liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4 er2 qi1
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)/fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

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一个巴掌拍不响 (一個巴掌拍不響)

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng / yi1 ge5 ba1 zhang3 pai1 bu4 xiang3
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)/fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute/it takes two to tango/it's difficult to achieve anything without support

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一口吃不成胖子 (一口吃不成胖子)

yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi / yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. learn to walk before you run

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不怕官，只怕管 (不怕官，只怕管)

bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn / bu4 pa4 guan1 , zhi3 pa4 guan3
lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)/fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority

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不怕慢，就怕站 (不怕慢，就怕站)

bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn / bu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)

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