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贵人多忘
guì​rén​duō​wàng

great people have short memories

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  • 贵人多忘事 guì​rén​duō​wàng​shì eminent people are forgetful
    Used as a polite or ironic way to say that someone has a poor memory or has forgotten something; implies that important people have many things on their mind and are thus likely to forget.