伤人不伤脸，揭人不揭短傷人不傷臉，揭人不揭短傷人不傷臉，揭人不揭短

hit a person but don't hit the face, expose a person but don't expose their weak points

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Even in a quarrel, keep within limits and spare the other's dignity, or things will backfire.

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Simplified: 伤人不伤脸，揭人不揭短
Traditional (Taiwan): 傷人不傷臉，揭人不揭短
Pinyin: shāngrén bù shāng liǎn, jiē rén bù jiēduǎn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤㄌㄧㄢˇ，ㄐㄧㄝㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄉㄨㄢˇ

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

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