大河有水小河满，大河没水小河干大河有水小河滿，大河沒水小河幹大河有水小河滿，大河沒水小河幹

when the big river has water the small one is full, when it has none the small one dries up

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The interests of the larger group decide those of smaller groups and individuals.

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Simplified: 大河有水小河满，大河没水小河干
Traditional (Taiwan): 大河有水小河滿，大河沒水小河幹
Pinyin: dàhé yǒu shuǐ xiǎohé mǎn, dàhé méi shuǐ xiǎohé gān
Pinyin (Taiwan): dàhé yǒu shuǐ xiǎohé mǎn, dàhé méi shuǐ xiǎohé gàn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄢˇ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄢˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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