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Chinese
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peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
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take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
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just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
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do not; there is none who
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take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
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early youth; juvenile; youngster
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exhausted; poor
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| trad. (寧欺白鬚公，莫欺少年窮)
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寧
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欺
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白鬚
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公
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，
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莫
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欺
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少年
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窮
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| simp. (宁欺白须公，莫欺少年穷)
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宁
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欺
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白须
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公
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，
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莫
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欺
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少年
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穷
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Etymology
Originally Cantonese. First attested in the vernacular novel 廿載繁華夢 by Huang Shizhong (黃世仲／黄世仲) from Panyu, Guangdong.
Pronunciation
Proverb
寧欺白鬚公，莫欺少年窮
- Do not look down on a young person for being poor
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