不见高山，不现平地不見高山，不現平地不見高山，不現平地

without seeing high mountains, the flat ground doesn't show

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Only through comparison do the good and the bad become clear.

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Simplified: 不见高山，不现平地
Traditional (Taiwan): 不見高山，不現平地
Pinyin: bújiàn gāoshān, bú xiàn píngdì
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠㄕㄢ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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