争着不足，让着有余爭著不足，讓著有餘爭着不足，讓着有餘

fighting over it, there isn't enough; yielding, there is more than enough

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Quarrelling makes even plenty seem too little, while giving way makes even a little enough. It encourages courtesy and compromise.

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Simplified: 争着不足，让着有余
Traditional (Taiwan): 爭著不足，讓著有餘
Traditional (Hong Kong): 爭着不足，讓着有餘
Pinyin: zhēngzhe bùzú, ràngzhe yǒuyú
Bopomofo: ㄓㄥ ˙ㄓㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ，ㄖㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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