鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈魚不可離了水，虎不可離了岡魚不可離了水，虎不可離了岡

a fish must not leave the water, a tiger must not leave its ridge

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A person must not lose the base that they depend on to live and grow. Advice to stay rooted in one's foundation.

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Simplified: 鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈
Traditional (Taiwan): 魚不可離了水，虎不可離了岡
Pinyin: yú bùkě líle shuǐ, hǔ bùkě líle gāng
Bopomofo: ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄍㄤ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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