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remember the source of one's fortune; think of the spring when drinking water; when one drinks water, one must not forget where it comes from

yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

饮 水 思 源

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remember the source of one's fortune; think of the spring when drinking water; when one drinks water, one must not forget where it comes from
- bù yào wū rǎn nǐ hē guo de qīng quán yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
  不要污染你喝过的清泉，饮水思源。
  Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime drunk.
synonym
zhuó shuǐ zhī yuán酌水知源 yìn shuǐ biàn yuán饮水辨源
antonym
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ数典忘祖 shǔ diǎn wàng zōng数典忘宗 shǔ zǔ wàng diǎn数祖忘典 fān shēn wàng běn翻身忘本

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