人外有人,天外有天

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Chinese

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man; person; people
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
man; person; people day; sky; heaven
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
day; sky; heaven
trad. (人外有人,天外有天)
simp. #(人外有人,天外有天)

Etymology

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Literally: There are people beyond (this) person, and skies beyond (this) sky.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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人外有人,天外有天

  1. No matter how good you think you are, there is always someone out there that is better.