千里马常有，而伯乐不常有

qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu

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1. lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2. fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

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Child Words of 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 千 千 qiān: thousand
• 常 常 cháng: always
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 乐 乐 lè: happy
• 乐 乐 yuè: music
• 而 而 ér: and
• 里 里 lǐ: lining
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 伯 伯 bó: father's elder brother
• 伯乐 伯乐 bó lè: Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)
• 千里 千里 qiān lǐ: a thousand miles
• 千里马 千里马 qiān lǐ mǎ: lit. ten thousand mile horse