口是风,笔是踪口是風,筆是蹤口是風,筆是蹤

the mouth is wind; the pen leaves tracks

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Spoken words leave no proof, but writing does. Used to advise putting agreements in writing.

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Simplified: 口是风,笔是踪
Traditional (Taiwan): 口是風,筆是蹤
Pinyin: kǒu shì fēng,bǐ shì zōng
Bopomofo: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄥ,ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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