English-Swedish translations for xiehouyu

Definition of xiehouyu

• A kind of Chinese proverb consisting of two elements: the former segment presents a novel scenario while the latter provides the rationale thereof. One would often only state the first part, expecting the listener to know the second. Compare English "a stitch in time " or "a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush

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