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A Few Chinese Proverbs Relating to the Iran Situation

A seemingly fraud-ridden election prompted a protest of a million strong with sporatic violence and bloody crackdown by the incumbent government that claimed victory in the election. The situation is so 捉摸不定 zhuó-mó-bù-dìng), meanging uncertain or volatile, that we had better 静观其变 (jìng-guān-qí-biàn)or quietly watch it change. For, sometimes the best strategy is 一动不如一静 (Yī dòng bù rú yí jìng). For the last proverb, visit this link to hear its pronunciation and annotation.

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