家有常业，虽饥不饿；国有常法，虽危不亡家有常業，雖飢不餓；國有常法，雖危不亡家有常業，雖飢不餓；國有常法，雖危不亡

a family with a steady trade, though famine comes, won't starve; a country with settled laws, though in danger, won't perish

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Stable foundations, whether a family livelihood or a legal order, carry one through crises.

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Simplified: 家有常业，虽饥不饿；国有常法，虽危不亡
Traditional (Taiwan): 家有常業，雖飢不餓；國有常法，雖危不亡
Pinyin: jiā yǒu chángyè, suī jī bú è; guóyǒu cháng fǎ, suī wēi bù wáng
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiā yǒu chángyè, suī jī bú è; guóyǒu cháng fà, suī wéi bù wáng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ，ㄙㄨㄟㄐㄧㄅㄨˊ ㄜˋ；ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄚˋ，ㄙㄨㄟㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˊ

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

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