小时了了，大未必佳
小时了了，大未必佳
xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
Traditional: 小時了了，大未必佳
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- being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
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产生(chǎn shēng)— to arise
→儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫(ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín)— a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
→成也萧何，败也萧何(chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé)— lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
→话里套话(huà lǐ tào huà)— to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
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