不行春风，难得夏雨不行春風，難得夏雨不行春風，難得夏雨

without spring winds, you can hardly get summer rain

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If you do not sow kindness or put in groundwork now, you will not reap rewards later. Often used to encourage generosity or early effort.

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Simplified: 不行春风，难得夏雨
Traditional (Taiwan): 不行春風，難得夏雨
Pinyin: bùxíng chūnfēng, nándé xià yǔ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣㄈㄥ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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