不如意事常八九，可与人言无二三不如意事常八九，可與人言無二三不如意事常八九，可與人言無二三

unhappy matters are often eight or nine in ten; what can be told to others is two or three at most, if any

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Life is mostly disappointments, and few can be shared with others. Said wistfully.

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Simplified: 不如意事常八九，可与人言无二三
Traditional (Taiwan): 不如意事常八九，可與人言無二三
Pinyin: bùrúyìshìchángbājiǔ, kě yǔ rén yán wú èrsān
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ，ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄙㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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