人怕揭短，龙怕揭鳞人怕揭短，龍怕揭鱗人怕揭短，龍怕揭鱗

people fear having their faults exposed, dragons fear having scales pulled off

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People hate having their weak points mentioned. Said as advice not to expose others' flaws.

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Simplified: 人怕揭短，龙怕揭鳞
Traditional (Taiwan): 人怕揭短，龍怕揭鱗
Pinyin: rén pà jiēduǎn, lóng pà jiē lín
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄉㄨㄢˇ，ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄌㄧㄣˊ

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

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