人若不夸口，羞耻不临头人若不誇口，羞恥不臨頭人若不誇口，羞恥不臨頭

if a person doesn't boast, shame won't come upon them

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If you don't brag, you won't be laughed at when you fail to deliver. A warning against big talk.

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Simplified: 人若不夸口，羞耻不临头
Traditional (Taiwan): 人若不誇口，羞恥不臨頭
Pinyin: rén ruò bù kuākǒu, xiūchǐ bù líntóu
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄚㄎㄡˇ，ㄒㄧㄡㄔˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ

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

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