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Showing posts with label Advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advice. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2015

Advice, Chinese Proverb


留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。[liúdéqīngshānzài, búpàméicháishāo]

- 中國俗談

You don't have to worry about firewood in forest.

- Chinese Proverb

Where there is life, there is hope.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Advice, Chinese Proverb


入乡随俗 [rùxiāngsuísú]

- 中國俗談

When you are in a village,do as the village does.

- Chinese Proverb

When you are in Rome,do as the Romans do.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Advice, Chinese Proverb


先到先得 [xiāndàoxiāndé]

- 中國俗談

The ear1y bird catches the worm.

- Chinese Proverb

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Advice, Chinese Proverb


逆来顺受 [nìláishùnshòu]

- 中國俗談

Take things as they come.

- Chinese Proverb

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Advice, Chinese Proverb


隐恶扬善 [yǐn'èyángshàn]

- 中國俗談

隐恶扬善(隱惡揚善)yǐn è yáng shàn

Conceal the faults of others and praise their good points.

- Chinese Proverb

References

Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing.

- Western Proverb

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


人孰无过 [rénshúwúguò]

- 中国俗談

【出處】

《左傳·宣公二年》:“人誰無過,過而能改,善莫大焉。”

Every man has his fault.

- Chinese Proverb

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


良药苦口 [liángyàokǔkǒu]

- 中國俗談

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

- Chinese Proverb

good medicine tastes bitter; bitter pills may have wholesome effects—good advice is hard to take; the remedy is tough but salutary

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


小洞不补,大洞吃苦。

- 中國俗談

小 xiǎo | 洞 dòng | 不 bù | 补 bǔ | 大 dà | 洞 dòng | 吃 chī | 苦 kǔ |

A small hole not mended in time will become a big hole much more difficult to mend.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: This proverb tells us that if a trivial problem is not solved in time, it will become a serious and knotty one.

English equivalent: A stitch, in time, saves nine.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Learning, Chinese Proverb


不聞不若聞之,聞之不若見之,見之不若知之,知之不若行之;學至於行之而止矣。

- 中國俗談

Simplified: 不闻不若闻之,闻之不若见之,见之不若知之,知之不若行之;学至于行之而止矣。

不 bù | 聞 wén | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 學 xué | 至 zhì | 於 yú | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 而 ér | 止 zhǐ | 矣 yǐ |

Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth

- Chinese Proverb

Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.

Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.

Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

From Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23).

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


種豆得豆。

- 中國俗談

种豆得豆 [zhòngdòudédòu]

Reap the fruits of one's actions.

- Chinese Proverb

Plant sow beans and get beans.

References

种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆 [zhòngguādéguā zhòngdòudédòu] Plant melons and get melons, sow beans and get beans. |

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


種瓜得瓜。

- 中國俗談

种瓜得瓜 [zhòngguādéguā]

Reap as one has sown.

- Chinese Proverb

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Advice, Chinese Saying


By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly.

- the ancient Chinese Saying

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Advice, Chilean Proverb


He who divides and shares, always takes the best part.

- Chilean Proverb