没有梧桐树，引不来凤凰沒有梧桐樹，引不來鳳凰沒有梧桐樹，引不來鳳凰

without a wutong tree, you can't attract the phoenix

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If conditions are poor, you can't attract talented people. Close to "build it and they will come" in reverse.

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Simplified: 没有梧桐树，引不来凤凰
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒有梧桐樹，引不來鳳凰
Pinyin: méiyǒu wútóng shù, yǐn bù lái fènghuáng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ，ㄧㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

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

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