远来的和尚会念经 in English yuan3 lai2 de5 he2 shang5 hui4 nian4 jing1 Meaning

Meanings

  • the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiomatic expression)
  • foreign talent is valued higher than local talent

Simplified Characters

远 来 的 和 尚 会 念 经

Traditional Characters

遠 來 的 和 尚 會 念 經

Pinyin

yuan3 lai2 de5 he2 shang5 hui4 nian4 jing1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

远yuan3far 来lai2to come 的de5of 和he2old variant of 和[he2] 尚shang4surname Shang 会hui4can 念nian4variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud 经jing1surname Jing