虚心万事能成，自满十事九空虛心萬事能成，自滿十事九空虛心萬事能成，自滿十事九空

with humility, everything can succeed; with complacency, nine tasks in ten come to nothing

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Being modest and asking for advice leads to success; arrogance leads to failure. Moral advice; like 'pride comes before a fall'.

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Simplified: 虚心万事能成，自满十事九空
Traditional (Taiwan): 虛心萬事能成，自滿十事九空
Pinyin: xūxīn wànshì néng chéng, zìmǎn shí shì jiǔ kōng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄩㄒㄧㄣㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ，ㄗˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

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

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