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liǎng	hǔ	xiāng	dòu ,	bì	yǒu	yī	shāng
两	虎	相	斗，	必	有	一	伤

When two tigers fight, one is sure to lose.

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líu	dé	qīng	shān	zài,	bù	pà	méi	chái	shāo
留	得	青	山	在，	不	怕	没	柴	烧

As long as the green hills remain, there’ll be no shortage of firewood.

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lù	yáo	zhī	mǎ	lì,	rì	jǐu	jiàn	rén	xīn
路	遥	知	马	力，	日	久	见	人	心

As distance tests a horse’s strength, so does time reveal a person’s real character.

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má	què	suī	xiǎo,	wǔ	zàng	jù	quán
麻	雀	虽	小，	无	脏	俱	全

Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs.

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mǎ	hǎo	bù	zài	ān,	rén	hǎo	bù	zài	shān
马	好	不	在	鞍，	人	好	不	在	衫

Don't judge a horse by its saddle, and don't judge a person by his cloth.

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míng	rén	bú	yòng	xì	shuō,	xiǎng	gǔ	bù	yòng	zhòng	chuí
明	人	不	用	细	说，	响	鼓	不	用	重	锤

A person of good sense needs no detailed explanation; a resonant drum needs no heavy beating.

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