天上无云不下雨，地上无人事不成天上無雲不下雨，地上無人事不成天上無雲不下雨，地上無人事不成

no clouds in the sky, no rain; no people on the ground, nothing gets done

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Nothing gets done without people, just as no clouds means no rain. Also, events always have a cause.

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Simplified: 天上无云不下雨，地上无人事不成
Traditional (Taiwan): 天上無雲不下雨，地上無人事不成
Pinyin: tiānshàng wú Yún búxiàyǔ, dìshang wúrén shì bùchéng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ，ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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