莫道君行早，更有早行人莫道君行早，更有早行人莫道君行早，更有早行人

don't say you set out early; there are others who set out earlier

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Don't be smug about being ahead, because someone is always further ahead. A warning against complacency, close to 'there's always someone better'.

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Simplified: 莫道君行早，更有早行人
Pinyin: mò dào jūn xíng zǎo, gèng yǒu zǎo xíngrén
Bopomofo: ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄠˇ，ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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