东庄的土地到西庄不灵東莊的土地到西莊不靈東莊的土地到西莊不靈

the earth god of the east village has no power in the west village

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Authority only works within its own jurisdiction; outside it, one's power counts for nothing.

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Simplified: 东庄的土地到西庄不灵
Traditional (Taiwan): 東莊的土地到西莊不靈
Pinyin: Dōng zhuāng de tǔdì dào xī zhuāng bùlíng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄓㄨㄤ ˙ㄉㄜㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄓㄨㄤㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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