東方不亮西方亮

dung1 fong1 bat1 loeng6 sai1 fong1 loeng6

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  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

Written Forms

東方不亮西方亮Traditional · Main Form
东方不亮西方亮Alternate Form

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