人凭志气虎凭威人憑志氣虎憑威人憑志氣虎憑威

people rely on ambition, tigers rely on their might

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A person's success depends on high aspiration, as the tiger's rule rests on awe. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 人凭志气虎凭威
Traditional (Taiwan): 人憑志氣虎憑威
Pinyin: rén píng zhìqì hǔ píng wēi
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟ

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

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