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lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom) / fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position
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駑馬戀棧 驽马恋栈 [nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4] /lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)/fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position/

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驽马恋栈
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