隔山跑死马隔山跑死馬隔山跑死馬

a mountain away, the horse runs itself to death

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A place that looks near across a mountain is really very far to travel. A variant of 望山跑死马.

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Simplified: 隔山跑死马
Traditional (Taiwan): 隔山跑死馬
Pinyin: géshān pǎo sǐ mǎ
Bopomofo: ㄍㄜˊ ㄕㄢㄆㄠˇ ㄙˇ ㄇㄚˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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