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虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後

简虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 · 繁虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後

Mandarin · pinyin xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu

modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

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虛: Look up this written character
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
使: shǐ · cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
驕: Look up this written character
傲: ào · proud, haughty, overbearing
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
虚: xū · false
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
骄: jiāo · spirited horse; haughty
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

heoi1 sam1 si2 jan4 zeon3 bou6 ，giu1 ngou6 si2 jan4 lok6 hau6

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