多虚不如少实，广种不如狭收多虛不如少實，廣種不如狹收多虛不如少實，廣種不如狹收

much show is worse than a little substance; sowing wide is worse than reaping from a small plot

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Better a little of real value than a lot of show, and better to work a small area well than spread thin. Advice to be practical.

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Simplified: 多虚不如少实，广种不如狭收
Traditional (Taiwan): 多虛不如少實，廣種不如狹收
Pinyin: duō xū bùrú shǎo shí, guǎng zhòng bùrú xiá shōu
Pinyin (Taiwan): duō xū bùrú shǎo shí, guǎng zhǒng bùrú xiá shōu
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄛㄒㄩㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕˊ，ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄡ

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

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