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老天爺餓不死瞎家雀

简老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 · 繁老天爺餓不死瞎家雀

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què

lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
fig. don't give up hope
if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
瞎: xiā · blind, reckless; rash
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
雀: què · sparrow
爷: yé · father, grandfather
饿: è · hungry; greedy for; hunger

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3–1–2–4–4–3–1–1–4 · lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4

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