You might have realized that this “Quote of the day” section has become a large part of my website’s content. While I was picking up Chinese again in my late 30s after dropping it in my late 20s, I decided that the best way to study is to translate some quotes that I encountered into my mother tongue and English on the go.
These quotes may be funny or related to self-help. What’s better than being a better version of you while studying? Have fun with quotes in 3 languages. Check back here everyday for a new quote. Enjoy learning Vietnamese, Chinese, and English.
🚪🚷🙏 It’s impolite to keep knocking on a door that isn’t willing to open for you. // 一扇不愿意为你开的门，一直敲是不礼貌的。 Yī shàn bú yuàn yì wèi nǐ kāi de mén, yī zhí qiāo shì bù lǐ mào de. // Nhất phiến bất nguyện ý vị nhĩ khai đích môn, nhất trực xao thị bất lễ mạo đích. … Read more
🌳☂️🌱 Don’t rely on anyone. Under a big tree, no grass can grow tall. Whoever can shield you from the wind and rain can also block your sunlight. // 不要依赖任何人，大树底下无大草。但凡能为你遮风挡雨，同样能让你不见天日。 Bùyào yīlài rènhé rén, dàshù dǐxià wú dà cǎo. Dànfán néng wèi nǐ zhē fēng dǎng yǔ, tóngyàng néng ràng nǐ bùjiàn tiānrì. // Bất … Read more
🛡️🌵⚖️ You don’t have to sting others, but you must carry thorns. Be a person with principles and boundaries. // 可以不去扎人，但你身上必须带刺。做人一定要有原则和底线。 Kě yǐ bù qù zhā rén, dàn nǐ shēn shàng bì xū dài cì. Zuò rén yí dìng yào yǒu yuán zé hé dǐ xiàn. // Khả dĩ bất khứ trát nhân, đãn nhĩ … Read more
🕯️🗡️🙏 Those who truly rise by themselves often appear polite and friendly, yet few can truly enter their hearts. Their souls are half compassion, half ferocity; offering incense to Buddha, drawing guns against demons. // 真正靠自己爬起来的人，表面都非常客气友善，但很难有人真正走进他的内心。他的灵魂一半慈悲，一半凶狠，遇佛上香，遇鬼掏枪。 Zhēnzhèng kào zìjǐ pá qǐlái de rén, biǎomiàn dōu fēicháng kèqì yǒushàn, dàn hěn nán yǒu rén zhēnzhèng zǒu … Read more
☯️🔥🌌 Where contradictions and opposites extinguish, there lies Nirvana. The star of my beloved longing still burns fiercely toward me. // 矛盾对立寂灭之处，即是涅槃。挚爱的渴望之星，依然向我灼灼燃烧。 Máo dùn duì lì jì miè zhī chù, jí shì niè pán. Zhì ài de kě wàng zhī xīng, yī rán xiàng wǒ zhuó zhuó rán shāo. // Mâu thuẫn đối lập tịch … Read more