井淘三遍吃甜水，人从三师武艺高井淘三遍吃甜水，人從三師武藝高井淘三遍吃甜水，人從三師武藝高

clean a well three times and drink sweet water; learn from three teachers and your skill is high

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Persistence pays: clean the well repeatedly and the water is sweet; study under many teachers and you become skilled. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 井淘三遍吃甜水，人从三师武艺高
Traditional (Taiwan): 井淘三遍吃甜水，人從三師武藝高
Pinyin: jǐng táo sān biàn chī tiánshuǐ, rén cóng sān shī wǔyì gāo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄠˊ ㄙㄢㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄢㄕㄨˇ ㄧˋ ㄍㄠ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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