十层单当不得一层棉十層單當不得一層棉十層單當不得一層棉

ten layers of thin cloth can't equal one layer of padding

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Many thin things are no substitute for one thing of real quality. Literally about warmth; also used figuratively.

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Simplified: 十层单当不得一层棉
Traditional (Taiwan): 十層單當不得一層棉
Pinyin: shí céng dān dāng bùdé yìcéng mián
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄘㄥˊ ㄉㄢㄉㄤㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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