东方不亮西方亮 in English dong1 fang1 bu4 liang4 xi1 fang1 liang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiomatic expression)
  • if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

Simplified Characters

东 方 不 亮 西 方 亮

Traditional Characters

東 方 不 亮 西 方 亮

Pinyin

dong1 fang1 bu4 liang4 xi1 fang1 liang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 方fang1surname Fang 不bu4(negative prefix) 亮liang4bright 西xi1the West 方fang1surname Fang 亮liang4bright