渔夫观水势，猎人望鸟飞漁夫觀水勢，獵人望鳥飛漁夫觀水勢，獵人望鳥飛

the fisherman watches the water's flow, the hunter watches the birds fly

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People always pay attention to what bears on their own trade.

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Simplified: 渔夫观水势，猎人望鸟飞
Traditional (Taiwan): 漁夫觀水勢，獵人望鳥飛
Pinyin: yúfū guān shuǐshì, lièrén wàng niǎo fēi
Bopomofo: ㄩˊ ㄈㄨㄍㄨㄢㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˋ，ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄟ

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

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