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Tiáotiáodàlù tōng Luómǎ.

     条条大路      通       罗马。


All roads lead to Rome.


条

tiáo

measure word for road

条条

tiáotiáo

every (road)

大

dà

a.    big

路

 lù

n.  road

通

tōng

v. to lead

罗马

luómǎ

Rome


Example:

Zuòchéng yījiànshì, fāngfǎ yǒu hěnduō,

tiáotiáodàlù tōng Luómǎ.

      做成  一件事,方法  有  很多,

     条条大路     通     罗马。

    There is more than one way to do one

 thing,  every road leads to Rome.

luóbo qīngcài, gè yǒu suǒ'ài

 萝卜   青菜,   各   有   所爱


Every man has his hobbyhorse.


萝卜 

luóbo

n.   radish

青菜

qīngcài

n.   greens

各

gè

pron.   each

有

 yǒu 

v.   have

所

suǒ

aux.   used before a 

verb to indicate a 

nominal structure

爱

ài

v.  love


Example:

A: Wèishénme xiǎoxióng bùchī zhúzi?

      为什么       小熊        不吃      竹子?

    Why doesn't the bear eat bamboo?


B: Luóboqīngcài,gèyǒusuǒ'ài, tā xǐhuanfēngmì.

      萝卜青菜,   各有所爱,    它   喜欢  蜂蜜。

    One man's meat is another man's

 poison,bears like honey.

jūnzǐzhījiāo dànrúshuǐ

君子之交      淡如水


The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal.

 / A hedge between keeps friendship green.


君子 

jūnzǐ

a man of 

noble character

之

zhī

aux.   of

交

 jiāo

n.  friendship

淡

 dàn

a.  tasteless

如

 rú

adv.   as

水

 shuǐ

n. water



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