远来的和尚会念经
Traditional: 遠來的和尚會念經Dictionary entry
the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
What does 远来的和尚会念经 mean?
远来的和尚会念经 (yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
2foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
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远yuǎnfar · distant来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)和héold variant of 和[he2]尚Shàngsurname Shang会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to · to be likely to; to be sure to念niànvariant of 念[nian4], to read aloud经Jīngsurname Jing
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