入门休问荣枯事,观看容颜便得知入門休問榮枯事,觀看容顏便得知入門休問榮枯事,觀看容顏便得知

on entering a house don't ask about its fortunes; look at the faces and you'll know

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: You can gauge a household's situation from the host's expression without asking. Advises reading people's moods.

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Simplified: 入门休问荣枯事,观看容颜便得知
Traditional (Taiwan): 入門休問榮枯事,觀看容顏便得知
Pinyin: rùmén xiūwèn róngkū shì,guānkàn róngyán biàn dézhī
Bopomofo: ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄡㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄕˋ,ㄍㄨㄢㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ

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

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