远来的和尚会念经

yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)

foreign talent is valued higher than local talent

远

yuǎn

far

来

lái

to come

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

和

hé

(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])

尚

shang

still

会

huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to

念

niàn

to read

经

jīng

classics