东方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)
  2. if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

CHARACTERS

东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
方 fāng
HSK 3
a square, rectangle; a region; local
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
亮 liàng
HSK 1
bright, brilliant, radiant, light
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
方 fāng
HSK 3
a square, rectangle; a region; local
亮 liàng
HSK 1
bright, brilliant, radiant, light