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無聲狗咬死人
mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4
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A silent dog will bite you to death. This is a twist on "barking dogs never bite" in that people who do not show their intentions can sometimes be far more crafty or dangerous than those who are open. (Note: Other variants are 唔聲狗咬死人 and 冇聲狗咬死人, but they are far less common and might simply be mistaken substitutions of the 無 character.)  Level: 3
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mou4 - not; negative; don't have 聲 sing1 seng1 - sound; noise; tone 狗 gau2 - dog 咬 ngaau5 au5 - bite; gnaw 死 sei2 si2 - die, dead; death 人 jan4 jan4*2 - person |
| This word was added by bybell on 31st Jan 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006 |
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