望山跑死马望山跑死馬望山跑死馬

looking at the mountain, you run your horse to death

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said when something looks close but is actually much farther than it seems. Similar in spirit to 'it's further than it looks'.

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Simplified: 望山跑死马
Traditional (Taiwan): 望山跑死馬
Pinyin: wàngshānpǎosǐmǎ
Bopomofo: ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄢㄆㄠˇ ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ

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