Home Asian proverbs, expressions and sayings Asian proverbs, expressions and sayings Question 1 / 10 Complete the following Chinese proverb: A man grows tired while standing ________ Tall On his head Still Up to his neck in water What is the English equivalent of the Thai expression that translates to: 'To play the violin for a buffalo to listen to'? To fall on deaf ears Like talking to a brick wall The blind leading the blind Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth The Chinese version of the English expression “to kill two birds with one stone” is exactly the same except the stone is replaced by what? Arrow Net Dart Throw What is the Chinese equivalent to the expression “Rome wasn’t built in a day”? You can’t get fat from just one bite The Great Wall started with just one brick Baishi Mountain didn't rise yesterday A wise man’s beard is earned over a lifetime In India, if a child says they are heading off to do some mugging with a friend, what will they be doing? Studying Robbing people Playing rugby Going on a date Fill in the missing word from the following Japanese expression meaning 'nobody’s perfect' or 'even experts make mistakes'. 'Even ________ fall from trees'. Birds Leaves Monkeys Snakes Who is the following saying attributed to: “Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the ocean's depth are calm.” Buddha Confucius Sun Tzu Mao Zedong What does the Korean expression “A dragon rises from a small stream” describe? A storm in a teacup Someone who has succeeded from humble beginnings Danger coming from unexpected places The unpredictable volatility of ones mother in law Sinhala, one of Sri Lanka’s two official languages, has an expression that means looking to the wrong cause to fix a problem. Complete the expression: “Like changing _________ to get rid of a headache.” Pillows Husbands Hats Doctors What is the English translation of the Filipino expression that means people gain their strength by standing together? A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound A school of fish can chase the shark Many ants can lift a house With just one spoke, a wheel will break Back Submit
