小河沟里练不出好艄公，驴背上练不出好骑手小河溝里練不出好艄公，驢背上練不出好騎手小河溝里練不出好艄公，驢背上練不出好騎手

a small creek cannot train a good boatman, and a donkey's back cannot train a good rider

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says people cannot become skilled without facing wider, tougher challenges. Used to encourage going out and being tested.

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Simplified: 小河沟里练不出好艄公，驴背上练不出好骑手
Traditional (Taiwan): 小河溝里練不出好艄公，驢背上練不出好騎手
Pinyin: xiǎo hégōu li liàn bù chū hǎo shāogōng, lǘ bèi shang liàn bù chū hǎo qíshǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): xiǎo hégōu lǐ liàn bù chū hǎo shāogōng, lǘ bèi shàng liàn bù chū hǎo qíshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄡㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄠㄍㄨㄥ，ㄌㄩˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄏㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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