凡人不开口,神仙难动手 凡人不開口,神仙難動手 凡人不開口,神仙難動手

if a mortal doesn't open his mouth, even an immortal can't act

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
If someone says nothing, no one can do anything about him. Also a hint that you must ask for help.
Simplified
凡人不开口,神仙难动手
Traditional (Taiwan)
凡人不開口,神仙難動手
Pinyin
fánrén bù kāikǒu,shénxiān nán dòngshǒu
Bopomofo
ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ,ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ

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

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