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# 無門關 1.192

無門關 1.192

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.192)

路逢劍客須呈　不遇詩人莫献  
逢人且說三分　未可全施一片

> If you meet a swordsman on the road, you must show it;  
> If you do not meet a poet, do not present it.  
> When meeting someone, speak only three tenths;  
> You must not give away the whole piece.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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