燕子不大飞千里燕子不大飛千里燕子不大飛千里

though the swallow is small, it flies a thousand miles

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Small or young people can still accomplish big things. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 燕子不大飞千里
Traditional (Taiwan): 燕子不大飛千里
Pinyin: yànzi bú dà fēi qiānlǐ
Bopomofo: ㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ

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

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