锦上添花易,雪中送炭难 錦上添花易,雪中送炭難 錦上添花易,雪中送炭難

adding flowers to brocade is easy, sending charcoal in the snow is hard

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
It is easy to add to someone's good fortune but harder, and worth more, to help in real need. Urges helping people in need.
Simplified
锦上添花易,雪中送炭难
Traditional (Taiwan)
錦上添花易,雪中送炭難
Pinyin
jǐnshàngtiānhuā yì, xuězhōngsòngtàn nán
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ,ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ

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

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