有事鍾無豔，無事夏迎春
Chinese
| Zhongli Chun | to have no further business; to have nothing further to discuss | Xia Yingchun | ||||
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| trad. (有事鍾無豔，無事夏迎春/有事鍾無艷，無事夏迎春) | 有事 | 鍾無豔/鍾無艷 | ， | 無事 | 夏迎春 | |
| simp. (有事钟无艳，无事夏迎春/有事锺无艳，无事夏迎春) | 有事 | 钟无艳/锺无艳 | ， | 无事 | 夏迎春 | |
| Literally: “reach Zhong Wuyan when there is trouble, reach Xia Yingchun when there is nothing to do”. | ||||||
Etymology
Zhongli Chun, also known as Zhong Wuyan, was the queen consort of King Xuan of Qi who was talented and famous for her ugliness. She once saved the country by offering the king advice that encouraged him to start reforms.
Xia Yingchun was a fictional character in folk tales who was said to be a concubine of King Xuan and was very beautiful but with little talent. It was said that when King Xuan has troubles, he would seek for Zhongli Chun. On the contrary, when he was free, he would play with Xia Yingchun instead.
Pronunciation
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