Chinese proverbs
Nov 19th, 2007 by Peter
A friend who know I’m married to a Chinese sent this to me the list below to me. It’s actually pretty funny and there are a few words of real wisdow among them.
CHINESE PROVERBS
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Virginity like bubble, one prick, all gone.
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Man who run in front of car get tired.
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Man who run behind car get exhausted.
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Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
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Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
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Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok .
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Man with one chopstick go hungry.
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Man who scratch ass should not bite fingernails.
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Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
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Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk.
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Panties not best thing on earth! But next to best thing on earth.
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War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.
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Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house.
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Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
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It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
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Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
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Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
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Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.
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Man who fish in other man’s well often catch crabs.
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Man who fart in church sit in own pew.
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Crowded elevator smell different to midget.
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I enjoy the proverbs culminating of a 5.000 year old culture :)
Here’s a real Chinese proverb, from the lovely Shanghainese:
If you must smile, always hide a knife behind your teeth.
Cute…. Fortunately my wife is from North China… pheew :-)