东方不亮西方亮

東方不亮西方亮
dōngfāngbùliàngxīfāngliàng
  1. if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)
  2. if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 东方 dōngfāng east
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 亮 liàng
  1. bright; light
  2. to shine; to flash
  3. loud and clear
  4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
=4 西方 Xīfāng
  1. the West
  2. the Occident
  3. Western countries
=4 西方 xīfāng
  1. (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
  2. Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
  3. the Western world; the West
  4. west
5 亮 liàng
  1. bright; light
  2. to shine; to flash
  3. loud and clear
  4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)