三个不开口,神仙难下手 三個不開口,神仙難下手 三個不開口,神仙難下手

if the three won't open their mouths, even an immortal can't get started

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
If a person simply won't speak, no one can do anything with them. Said of stubborn silence.
Simplified
三个不开口,神仙难下手
Traditional (Taiwan)
三個不開口,神仙難下手
Pinyin
sān gè bù kāikǒu,shénxiān nán xiàshǒu
Bopomofo
ㄙㄢ ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ,ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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