井里头的蛤蟆，就会嚼舌头井裡頭的蛤蟆，就會嚼舌頭井裏頭的蛤蟆，就會嚼舌頭

a frog in a well: all it can do is chew its tongue

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who talks nonsense without taking responsibility, or who gossips and stirs up trouble. Critical and mocking.
Wordplay: 嚼舌头 (jiáo shétou) literally means to chew the tongue, here the frog's croaking, and figuratively to talk rubbish or gossip.

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Simplified: 井里头的蛤蟆，就会嚼舌头
Traditional (Taiwan): 井裡頭的蛤蟆，就會嚼舌頭
Traditional (Hong Kong): 井裏頭的蛤蟆，就會嚼舌頭
Pinyin: jǐng lǐtou de háma, jiù huì jiáoshétou
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄊㄡ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚ，ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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