不痴不聋，不做姑翁不痴不聾，不做姑翁不痴不聾，不做姑翁

if you're not a bit simple and a bit deaf, you can't be a mother-in-law or father-in-law

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Parents-in-law should turn a blind eye and be tolerant of a daughter-in-law rather than pick at her faults. More broadly, advice to elders to be forgiving.

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Simplified: 不痴不聋，不做姑翁
Traditional (Taiwan): 不痴不聾，不做姑翁
Pinyin: bùchībùlóng, bú zuò gūwēng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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