桃李不言，下自成蹊桃李不言，下自成蹊桃李不言，下自成蹊

peach and plum trees say nothing, yet a path forms beneath them

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A person of real virtue and talent needn't boast, because people will come to respect them. Approving.

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Simplified: 桃李不言，下自成蹊
Pinyin: táolǐbùyán, xiàzìchéngxī
Bopomofo: ㄊㄠˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧ

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