东方不亮西方亮

Traditional: 東方不亮西方亮

dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

Dictionary entry

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)

What does 东方不亮西方亮 mean?

东方不亮西方亮 (dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)

2if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

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东Dōngsurname Dong 方Fāngsurname Fang 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-亮liàngbright; light · to shine; to flash 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]

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东方不亮西方亮

dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

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