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8 hours ago
This Chinese proverb is about a gamble. It is to warn against putting all your stake on one bet. The common English proverb with a similiar meaning is 'To put all your eggs in one basket'.
孤注一掷
gū zhù yī zhì
to stake all on one throw
gū zhù yī zhì
to stake all on one throw
Here are the 20 Daily Chinese Proverbs I published and translated into English, Hanyu Pinyin and Mandarin during October. I had a little trouble with keeping the proverbs daily this month due to my laptop breaking. I aim to be more on track this month.
You may also be interested in my daily proverbs for September and August.
October's (almost) Daily Proverbs
October 1st
与日俱增
yǔ rì jù zēng
grow day by day; increase steadily
yǔ rì jù zēng
grow day by day; increase steadily
October 2nd
October 9th
各有千秋
gè yǒu qiān qiū
Each has something they are good at / Each has its advantages
October 3rdgè yǒu qiān qiū
Each has something they are good at / Each has its advantages
一暴十寒
yī bào shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost
October 4thyī bào shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
love the house and its crow
October 5thài wū jí wū
love the house and its crow
络绎不绝
luò yì bù jué
an endless stream
October 6thluò yì bù jué
an endless stream
不自量力
bù zì liàng lì
Overconfident / To overestimate capabilities
October 7thbù zì liàng lì
Overconfident / To overestimate capabilities
胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng
to let one's imagination run wild
October 8thhú sī luàn xiǎng
to let one's imagination run wild
对牛弹琴
Duì niú tán qín
to play the lute to a cow
Duì niú tán qín
to play the lute to a cow
October 9th
开天辟地
kāi tiān pì dì
to split heaven and earth apart / Giant Steps
October 10thkāi tiān pì dì
to split heaven and earth apart / Giant Steps
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
Frog in a well
October 11thjǐng dǐ zhī wā
Frog in a well
鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún
a crane standing among chickens
October 12thhè lì jī qún
a crane standing among chickens
好事多磨
hǎoshì duō mó
the course of true love never runs smooth
October 13thhǎoshì duō mó
the course of true love never runs smooth
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
be intensified
October 14thbiàn běn jiā lì
be intensified
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
Apparently right, Actually wrong
October 15thsì shì ér fēi
Apparently right, Actually wrong
见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān
to change at once on seeing something different
October 17thjiàn yì sī qiān
to change at once on seeing something different
浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water
October 18thhún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water
塞翁失马. 焉知非福.
Sài wēng shī mǎ. yān zhī fēi fú.
The old man at the frontier lost his horse. How do you know it is not a blessing?
October 19thSài wēng shī mǎ. yān zhī fēi fú.
The old man at the frontier lost his horse. How do you know it is not a blessing?
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
To drool over
October 30thchuí xián sān chǐ
To drool over
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
you can't guard against it
October 31stfáng bù shèng fáng
you can't guard against it
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
pull down the east wall to repair the west wall
pull down the east wall to repair the west wall
