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樹挪死，人挪活
简 树挪死，人挪活 · 繁 樹挪死，人挪活Mandarin · pinyin shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó
Meanings
- lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
- fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change
- 樹
- shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
- 挪
- nuó · move, shift on one side
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 活
- huó · live, exist, survive; lively
- 树
- shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
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