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Proverb
寧賣祖宗田，不賣祖宗言
- do not forget the Hakka language and one's roots
客家人向來有「寧賣祖宗田，不賣祖宗言」、「寧賣身，不賣言」的尊重傳統、恪守古訓的觀念，海外的客家人亦如此。 [MSC, trad.]
客家人向来有「宁卖祖宗田，不卖祖宗言」、「宁卖身，不卖言」的尊重传统、恪守古训的观念，海外的客家人亦如此。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2014, 吴忠伟 (Wu Zhongwei), 《印尼棉兰美达村客家话调查记略》, in 《汉语方言在海外的播迁与变异：第四届海外汉语方言国际研讨会论文集》, →ISBN, page 203
- Kèjiārén xiànglái yǒu “nìng mài zǔzōng tián, bù mài zǔzōng yán”, “nìng màishēn, bù mài yán” de zūnzhòng chuántǒng, kèshǒu gǔxùn de guānniàn, hǎiwài de kèjiārén yì rúcǐ.
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