吃了哑巴药,开不了口 吃了啞巴藥,開不了口 吃了啞巴藥,開不了口

Took mute medicine: unable to open the mouth

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning
Criticises someone for staying silent when they should speak.
Simplified
吃了哑巴药,开不了口
Traditional (Taiwan)
吃了啞巴藥,開不了口
Pinyin
chīle yǎba yào, kāi bù liǎo kǒu
Bopomofo
ㄔ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄧㄠˋ,ㄎㄞ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄡˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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