Chinese Proverbs and Original Translations. 29

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Chinese Proverbs and Original Translations

Chinese-proverbs
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谚语, 成语 and 歇后语


A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.
独木不成林,单弦不成音 (Dú mù bù chéng lín, dān xián bù chéng yīn)

Play a harp before a cow
对牛弹琴 (Duì niú tán qín)

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One will chase one thousand and Two will chase ten thousand.
Nice proverb! Keep it up.... Cheers!True saying @bityobit.

This is very interesting, thank you for sharing both the original and translation. What does "play a harp before a cow" mean? Is it like "pearls before swine" in English? In other words, don't waste your valuable talent or possession for those who couldn't care less?



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