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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 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have聲 sing1 seng1 - sound; voice; declare; fame 狗 gau2 - dog 咬 ngaau5 - bite; incriminate; articulate 死 sei2 - die; death; dead 人 jan4 - person; human being |
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