瓦罐不离井上破，将军难免阵前亡瓦罐不離井上破，將軍難免陣前亡瓦罐不離井上破，將軍難免陣前亡

a clay pot is bound to break at the well; a general can't avoid dying at the front

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Anyone in a risky trade will meet its dangers sooner or later. Close to 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword'.

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Simplified: 瓦罐不离井上破，将军难免阵前亡
Traditional (Taiwan): 瓦罐不離井上破，將軍難免陣前亡
Pinyin: wǎguànbùlíjǐngshangpò, jiāngjūn nánmiǎn zhèn qián wáng
Pinyin (Taiwan): wǎguànbùlíjǐngshàngpò, jiāngjūn nánmiǎn zhèn qián wáng
Bopomofo: ㄨㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄆㄛˋ，ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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