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Chinese
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pond; reservoir
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middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
not have
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fish
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shrimp; prawn
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self-important; arrogant; conceited
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| trad. (池中無魚蝦自大)
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池
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中
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無
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魚
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蝦
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自大
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| simp. (池中无鱼虾自大)
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池
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中
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无
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鱼
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虾
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自大
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| Literally: “when there is no fish in a pond, the shrimps will become arrogant”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
池中無魚蝦自大
- in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; when the cat's away the mice will play
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