APAD: The shoemaker's children always go barefoot

Meaning: Often those closest to a person don't benefit from the person's expertise

 

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In Chinese, I heard that "裁縫的孩子沒衣穿" or "the tailor's children want for clothing."

 

Garrison Keillor joked that the pastor's kids can't name the Holy Trinity after

you give them the Father and the Son, and the orthopedist told his boy with a

broken arm: "Just put some ice on." :)))

 

 

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• 現實就是那麽殘酷，從兜裏掏出一把豪車鑰匙的人是配鑰匙的 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 10:19:57

• 噗，還沒來得及看主貼。看這回帖就忍不住笑了。。當然，是笑中有淚的笑～～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:19:24

• Funny, cynical, and not exactly the same thing. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 14:42:06

• 多謝分享。內容很棒！僅就標題歪個樓： -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:22:59

• 當我們羨慕別人有漂亮的鞋子的同時，別人也在羨慕我們有健康的腿：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:25:49

• Yes. Let's stick with kids :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 14:44:18

• 按照這個邏輯 -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (805 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:29:06

• No. No sense at all, although they can be funny :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 14:45:47

• 種田的人沒飯吃 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:33:37

• 挖煤的人受凍 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 11:39:40

• 萬惡的舊社會! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 14:47:55

• 噗，你這回帖也太可愛了吧。哈哈 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 16:30:10

• I was taught so :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 16:35:19

• That is the truth -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/09/2023 postreply 15:30:40