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遠來的和尚會念經
简 远来的和尚会念经 · 繁 遠來的和尚會念經Mandarin · pinyin yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng
Meanings
- the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
- foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
Characters in this entry
- 遠
- yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 的
- de · possessive, adjectival suffix
- 和
- hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
- 尚
- shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 會
- huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
- 念
- niàn · think of, recall, study
- 經
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- 远
- yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 会
- huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
- 经
- jīng · classic works; pass through
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Mandarin tones
3–2–5–2–5–4–4–1 · yuan3 lai2 de5 he2 shang5 hui4 nian4 jing1
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