虎不离山,龙不离海 虎不離山,龍不離海 虎不離山,龍不離海

the tiger doesn't leave the mountain, the dragon doesn't leave the sea

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Out of its proper setting, a person cannot make use of their talents.
Simplified
虎不离山,龙不离海
Traditional (Taiwan)
虎不離山,龍不離海
Pinyin
hǔ bù lí shān, lóng bù lí hǎi
Bopomofo
ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ,ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄞˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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