It’s not that the well is too deep, but rather the rope is too short.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.Chinese
Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly.
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Don't trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons.
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Beat your drum inside the house to spare the neighbors.
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Water and words are easy to pour but impossible to recover.
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He who rides on a tiger can never get off.
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