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• 嚴師出高徒 … 天不怕，地不怕，只怕廣東人說官話

嚴師出高徒 … 天不怕，地不怕，只怕廣東人說官話 (30 senses)

• 嚴師出高徒 (Proverb) [Chinese] A strict teacher produces outstanding students
• 四海之內皆兄弟 (Proverb) [Chinese] all men are brothers
• 國有國法，家有家規 (Proverb) [Chinese] A country has its laws and a family its rules; One must do things according to rules and established practice
• 國有難，回必亂 (Proverb) [Chinese] Whenever the country (China) is in peril, the Hui people revolt.
• 團結就是力量 (Proverb) [Chinese] unity is strength; unity makes strength
• 在家千日好，出門一時難 (Proverb) [Chinese] It is good to stay at home, but there are many difficulties outside.
• 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 (Proverb) [Chinese] at home, rely on your parents; away from home, rely on your friends
• 垃圾進，垃圾出 (Proverb) [Chinese] garbage in, garbage out
• 塞翁失馬，焉知非福 (Proverb) [Chinese] Every cloud has a silver lining. / A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
• 塵歸塵，土歸土 (Proverb) [Chinese] ashes to ashes, dust to dust
• 士可殺不可辱 (Proverb) [Chinese] A scholar would rather die than be humiliated.
• 夏蟲不可語冰 (Proverb) [Chinese] One cannot engage in meaningful discussions with people with only superficial knowledge or narrow experience
• 外來的和尚好念經 (Proverb) [Chinese] People always value opinions from foreign sources higher than their fellows' advice.
• 多行不義必自斃 (Proverb) [Chinese] The wages of sin is death; He who is unjust is doomed to destruction.
• 大事化小，小事化了 (Proverb) [Chinese] Synonym of 大事化小，小事化無／大事化小，小事化无 (dàshì huà xiǎo, xiǎoshì huà wú, “Turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into no problems at all.”)
• 大事化小，小事化無 (Proverb) [Chinese] Turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into no problems at all.
• 大人不計小人過 (Proverb) [Chinese] It is best to forgive and forget.
• 大人不記小人過 (Proverb) [Chinese] It is best to forgive and forget.
• 大難不死，必有後福 (Proverb) [Chinese] Those who survive a catastrophe are bound to have good fortune later on.
• 大魚吃小魚 (Proverb) [Chinese] Short for 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米／大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 (dàyú chī xiǎoyú, xiǎoyú chī xiāmi).
• 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米 (Proverb) [Chinese] The weak are the prey of the strong; might makes right
• 天下沒有不散的宴席 (Proverb) [Chinese] Parting of people is inevitable; (by extension) All good things come to an end
• 天下沒有不散的筵席 (Proverb) [Chinese] Synonym of 天下沒有不散的宴席／天下没有不散的宴席 (tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí)
• 天下沒有白吃的午餐 (Proverb) [Chinese] there's no such thing as a free lunch
• 天下烏鴉一般黑 (Proverb) [Chinese] bad people or things are similar everywhere
• 天下無不散之筵席 (Proverb) [Chinese] Synonym of 天下沒有不散的宴席／天下没有不散的宴席 (tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí)
• 天下無不散的筵席 (Proverb) [Chinese] Synonym of 天下沒有不散的宴席／天下没有不散的宴席 (tiānxià méiyǒu bùsàn de yànxí)
• 天下興亡，匹夫有責 (Proverb) [Chinese] whether a nation stands or falls depends on ordinary citizens
• 天不從人願 (Proverb) [Chinese] Heaven does not abide by the wishes of people.
• 天不怕，地不怕，只怕廣東人說官話 (Proverb) [Chinese] There is nothing to be afraid of except Cantonese people speaking Mandarin (because there is a stereotype that Cantonese people cannot speak Mandarin well).