东方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方東方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方東方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方

if the east isn't bright, the west is; if the south is dark, there's the north

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: If one approach or place doesn't work out, there are others; there is always room to manoeuvre. Encouraging. Close to 'when one door closes, another opens'.

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Simplified: 东方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方
Traditional (Taiwan): 東方不亮西方亮，黑了南方有北方
Pinyin: dōngfāngbúliàngxīfāngliàng, hēile nánfāng yǒu běifāng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄤㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄈㄤㄌㄧㄤˋ，ㄏㄟ ˙ㄌㄜㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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