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春江水暖鴨先知 (ceon1 gong1 seoi2 nyun5 aap3 sin1 zi1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

春江水暖鴨先知 (ceon1 gong1 seoi2 nyun5 aap3 sin1 zi1, chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī) — lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom); fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows

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beyond HSK

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