「欺山莫欺水」
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Pronunciation: | hei1 saan1 mok6 hei1 seoi2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
欺 to deceive; to cheat; to bully 山 hill; mountain; grave; graveyard 莫 not; do not; should not; cannot 欺 to deceive; to cheat; to bully 水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
a phrase commonly used to express that it's way more dangerous to play in water than in the mountains; literally, rather belittle mountain, never belittle water
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