事在人为
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything.
idiom
Traditional: 事在人為
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- (idiom) the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
- With effort, one can achieve anything.
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Related Words
割鸡焉用牛刀(gē jī yān yòng niú dāo)— lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
→撇清(piě qīng)— to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
→一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)— one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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