Sentences with phrase «chinese old saying»

And the principle of reciprocity is also prevalent in various cultures of society, as the western proverb «You scratch me back and I'll scratch yours», the Chinese old saying «to the peach, reported to Lee.»

A Chinese old saying said: «A small victory [is done] with intelligence, great victory relies on moral.»

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The SEC says Caldwell and Smith lured innocent people into investing in old Chinese bonds with no worth, promising large returns.

«Many people invested the money they use to buy food,» said one 50 - year - old Chinese woman who herself was arrested for encouraging others to invest.

Chinese law enforcement authorities now say it was a pyramid scheme, which used cash from new investors to pay older ones.

In his first interview with a Western media publication since 2015, the 39 - year - old entrepreneur said he aims to double his user base, which currently offers everything from food delivery to movie tickets to wedding photography to more than 300 million Chinese consumers.

He says the money Xiaomi stands to make doesn't interest him in and of itself; those in his orbit say it's more what the money represents — the company joining the ranks of China's so - called national champions, the likes of Jack Ma's Alibaba, Pony Ma's Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Robin Li's Baidu Inc. «I wanted to lead a Chinese company,» the 48 - year - old says, «to become No. 1 in the world.»

There's an old Chinese saying, «If the direction is correct, sooner or later you will get there.»

There's an old Chinese proverb that says, «When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills.»

Like an old chinese saying that states: «In order to have power in an argument, you must first not violate any laws yourself»

In an old - fashioned Chinese home, the girl from her twelfth year on did not go outside her father's house until she went to her husband's, and a Japanese girl when grown could say that she had never come so near a man, even her own brother, as to touch his hand.

An old Chinese proverb says: «Change direction (soon) or you will end up where you were going!»

Tofu is one of the oldest foods in the world; it is said that almost 2000 years ago, tofu was discovered accidentally by a Chinese cook.

The only bad thing I can say about being here is traditional Chinese «Squatty» toilets suck, but my toilet chair (imagine a toilet seat with legs) saves me from having to squat which is painful on my 59 year old legs.

He has more of his father's fleshy, raffish, cigar - chewing air than any of his brothers, and he takes the greatest delight in the stories about the old days in the First Ward, when Art Sr. and his brother Dan, a terrific athlete who is now a priest (and who is said to have spent some time protecting Chinese nuns with his fists), would become drawn into a three - rounder between the visiting carnival boxer and their friend, Squawker Mullen, and the carnies would holler, «Hey, Rube!»

Chinese whispers: Ronaldo fires up old rumours after Scolari chat; LVG says he turned down $ 25m offer from a CSL club while Sven will never say never

Cerezo also said that if the Chinese side paid $ 42m for Martinez «it was because he was worth it» and added that he had «great appeal in the transfer market» thus making it hard to turn down an offer on a player who is 29 - years - old.

Costa, whose head was allegedly turned over a big money move to the Chinese Super League back in January, is still said to be interested in Tianjin Quanjin, but Conte will hold out hope that the 28 - year - old will decide to stay in London.

However, hopes of keeping the 28 - year - old beyond his contract's July 2019 expiration date could now be in danger, with Tianjin said to be one of four Chinese clubs with interest in bringing Costa to the Far East.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com)-- Kolcraft Enterprises, which makes a variety of products for babies and toddlers, is recalling about 425,000 Chinese - made infant play yards following the death of a 10 - month old child, the Consumer Producer Safety Commission said Thursday.

«After I saw TV ads claiming infant formula with DHA [docosahexaenoic acid] and ARA [arachidonic acid] can help with eye and brain development, I gave my baby formula,» said the 30 - year - old mother in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

To make sure he recruited only patients with major depression, Jonathan Flint, a psychiatrist from the University of Oxford who led the study, says he examined older generations of Han Chinese women.

«These stories are all exactly what you would expect from the survivors of a celestial impact,» Masse says, leafing through 2,000 - year - old drawings by Chinese astronomers that show comets of all shapes and sizes.

«The full success of our country's first lunar exploration mission is helping to turn the Chinese nation's 1000 - year old dream of reaching the Moon a reality,» Wen said.

Neglected until a team of Australian and Chinese scientists decided to take a closer look, the remains are between 11,500 and 14,500 years old, says Darren Curnoe, a paleoanthropologist at the University of New South Wales who interpreted the find.

The WWF said on Thursday that the money from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, set up by the 39 - year - old star of «The Great Gatsby» and the upcoming film «The Wolf of Wall Street,» will be used for an initiative to double the number of tigers in Nepal by 2022 - the next Chinese year of the tiger.

Fo ti is said to have been taken daily by Chung Yun, a famous Chinese herbalist who reportedly lived to be 256 years old.

There is an old Chinese saying that goes something like, «when you are approaching the mountain, you will find a way around it.»

My Chinese family tells me that I am kind of old but my American relatives always say I am still very young.

Turner Classic Movies says it will honor the 93 - year - old actress and activist with an official hand - and - footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on April 27.

And always remember this old Chinese proverb: «The person who says it can not be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.»

The lead plaintiff is 29 - year - old Chinese student Jing Li, who Brasil says has been studying in Canada since 2013 but had not become a permanent resident by Aug. 2, when the new tax impeded her purchase of a Langley, B.C., home.

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said, «China is Thailand's biggest tourism market and the Ctrip awards show that the kingdom appeals to all sorts of Chinese tourists, young and old from students to honeymooners and shopping lovers.

In an old panel interview with the other four individual God of War director's, David Jaffe (GOW1) said that he would have liked to see gods from around the world (think Norse and Chinese) move in on Olympus in a power vacuum caused by the death of the Zeus and his brethren.

His generation of Chinese artists are not only better known in the West than many older ones, but are also more used to the gallery system here, said Mr. Maupin.

The 30 - year - old says the city's laid - back culture is one of the reasons the metropolis of 14 million people has become the epicenter for Chinese rap music.

This small, but significant step of the carbon market trading system is — as the old Chinese saying goes — the first step on the stone necessary to cross the river.

Despite the fact that China is the biggest carbon emitter on the planet, with the most dynamic economy in the world, the Chinese remain wedded to a 25 - year - old idea that China is still a developing country, in the same category as, say, Uganda, and therefore not responsible for taking action.

Zen Master, Steven mentioned an old Chinese saying «Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.

18 - year - year - old Chinese wunderkind Ke Jie says that although he underestimated Google's AlphaGo, he still believes he can take it down.

Today's report from Bloomberg says 25 - year - old Guangzhou resident Hui Renjie says his phone caught fire less than 24 hours after it was delivered from Chinese outlet JD.com, burning his fingers and his MacBook in the process.

The old Chinese proverb says: «The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

A new report from China reinforces an older series of rumors that said a Chinese Android smartphone maker would make one of the upcoming Nexus 6 successors.

But downtown Los Angeles, which has seen billions of dollars worth of investment from Chinese and Canadian firms in recent years, is also growing in appeal to U.S. developers with experience in other cities where old neighborhoods have already been transformed, Horne said.

Should I say hello to those little old Chinese ladies?