人怕理,马怕鞭 人怕理,馬怕鞭 人怕理,馬怕鞭

people fear reason, horses fear the whip

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Sound argument is what persuades people. Said to urge reasoned persuasion.
Simplified
人怕理,马怕鞭
Traditional (Taiwan)
人怕理,馬怕鞭
Pinyin
rén pà lǐ, mǎ pà biān
Bopomofo
ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ,ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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