来者不善,善者不来

来者不善,善者不来
láizhěbúshàn,shànzhěbùlái
He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along., He who has come, comes with ill intent, certainly not on virtue bent.
* * *
lai2 zhe3 bu4 shan4 , shan4 zhe3 bu4 lai2
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom)., Be careful not to trust foreigners., Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
* * *
來者不善,善者不來|来者不善,善者不来 [lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái] He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). Be careful not to trust foreigners. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

Chinese-English dictionary. . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”