东边不养西边养東邊不養西邊養東邊不養西邊養

if the east doesn't feed you, the west will

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If one place can't support you, another can, so take the initiative and look for room to survive or make a living.

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Simplified: 东边不养西边养
Traditional (Taiwan): 東邊不養西邊養
Pinyin: dōngbian bù yǎng xībiān yǎng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄅㄧㄢㄧㄤˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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