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东方不亮西方亮

dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

7-character word Traditional 東方不亮西方亮

What 东方不亮西方亮 means

1. if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)
2. if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

The characters in 东方不亮西方亮

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear
• 西xīwest
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear