Rén shēnglù bù shú, suíchù jiào “Āshū.”

人生路不熟, 隨處叫“阿叔”。

Lit [When] one [is on an] unfamiliar road [and] lost, wherever [one goes, one should] address everyone [one meets as] “uncle.”

Fig Be polite and modest whenever you come into a new place or situation.

Note [Rhyme; note: shūshu, (lit) “father's younger brother,” is a child's polite form of address toward a male of a generation older than oneself; Ā is a familiar, rustic prefix; see also jiàn rén bù shīlǐ above.]

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