ancient Chinese saying

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
> ancient Chinese saying

In my lost boyhood, likewise said to be a "Chinese saying,"

Man with long pole make broad jump.


There's a traditional eye-diatect spelling for this this kind of "Chinese":

_quittee_ or _quit-ee_

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