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constant activity staves off decay

hù shū bù dù

户 枢 不 蠹

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slmetaconstant activity staves off decay
- liú shuǐ bù fǔ hù shū bù dù
  流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
  Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.
synonym
liú shuǐ bù fǔ流水不腐 hù shū bù xiǔ户枢不朽 hù shū bù lóu户枢不蝼

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