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远来的和尚会念经

yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng

8-character word Traditional 遠來的和尚會念經

What 远来的和尚会念经 means

1. the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
2. foreign talent is valued higher than local talent

The characters in 远来的和尚会念经

• 远yuǎnfar; distant; remote
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet…
• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)
• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture