东 方 不 亮 西 方 亮

dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàngdictionary entry

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

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東方不亮西方亮 东方不亮西方亮 [dong1 fang1 bu4 liang4 xi1 fang1 liang4] /if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)/if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else/

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