人挪活,树挪死 人挪活,樹挪死 人挪活,樹挪死

a person moved lives, a tree moved dies

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
A change of place or job can help a person thrive, though it kills a tree. Encourages moving on from a stuck situation.
Simplified
人挪活,树挪死
Traditional (Taiwan)
人挪活,樹挪死
Pinyin
rén nuó huó, shù nuó sǐ
Bopomofo
ㄖㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ,ㄕㄨˋ ㄋㄨㄛˊ ㄙˇ

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

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