木朽虫生，墙裂蚁入木朽蟲生，牆裂蟻入木朽蟲生，牆裂蟻入

when wood rots, worms appear; when a wall cracks, ants get in

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Trouble arrives only where there is a weakness of one's own. Close to 'where there's a weak spot, trouble finds a way in'.

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Simplified: 木朽虫生，墙裂蚁入
Traditional (Taiwan): 木朽蟲生，牆裂蟻入
Pinyin: mù xiǔ chóng shēng, qiáng liè yǐ rù
Bopomofo: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ，ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄨˋ

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

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