不怕明说，就怕暗点不怕明說，就怕暗點不怕明説，就怕暗點

don't fear being told openly, fear being pointed at in secret

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Open criticism is fine; talking against someone behind their back is worse.

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Simplified: 不怕明说，就怕暗点
Traditional (Taiwan): 不怕明說，就怕暗點
Traditional (Hong Kong): 不怕明説，就怕暗點
Pinyin: búpà míngshuō, jiù pà àn diǎn
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ，ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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