出门看天色,进门看脸色出門看天色,進門看臉色出門看天色,進門看臉色

going out, watch the sky; coming in, watch people's faces

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Read the mood and situation to decide how to act. Slightly wry about having to read others' moods.

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Simplified: 出门看天色,进门看脸色
Traditional (Taiwan): 出門看天色,進門看臉色
Pinyin: chūmén kàn tiānsè,jìnmén kàn liǎnsè
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄙㄜˋ,ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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