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谚语, 成语 and 歇后语

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
树倒猢狲散 (Shù dǎo húsūn sàn)

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Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟 (huǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu)

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Think three times before you move.
三思而后行 (Sān sī ér hòu xíng)

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The sky is big and the emperor is far away.
天高皇帝远 (Tiān gāo huángdì yuǎn)

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