人听甜言易上当，马踏软地易失蹄人聽甜言易上當，馬踏軟地易失蹄人聽甜言易上當，馬踏軟地易失蹄

people who hear sweet words are easily fooled; a horse treading soft ground easily stumbles

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Flattery from someone with ulterior motives easily leads you into being cheated. A warning to be wary of sweet talk.

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Simplified: 人听甜言易上当，马踏软地易失蹄
Traditional (Taiwan): 人聽甜言易上當，馬踏軟地易失蹄
Pinyin: rén tīng tiányán yì shàngdàng, mǎ tà ruǎn dì yì shī tí
Pinyin (Taiwan): rén tīng tiányán yì shàngdàng, mǎ tà ruǎn de yì shī tí
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ，ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄧˋ ㄕㄊㄧˊ

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

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