不是知音话不投不是知音話不投不是知音話不投

if not a kindred spirit, words don't fit

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Conversation flows only with someone who truly understands you.

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Simplified: 不是知音话不投
Traditional (Taiwan): 不是知音話不投
Pinyin: bú shì zhīyīn huà bù tóu
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄧㄣㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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