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狗口長不出象牙
gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4 |
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bad personality because everything said to another is offensive (lit. a bad mouth cannot grow ivory); only says bad things Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:狗 gau2 - dog口 hau2 - mouth 長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 出 ceot1 - go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce 象 zoeng6 - elephant; portrait; figure; image 牙 ngaa4 - teeth, tooth |
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