喜时多失言,怒时多失理 喜時多失言,怒時多失理 喜時多失言,怒時多失理

in joy one often misspeaks; in anger one often loses reason

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Strong emotion leads to mistakes, so be careful of what you say or do when elated or angry.
Simplified
喜时多失言,怒时多失理
Traditional (Taiwan)
喜時多失言,怒時多失理
Pinyin
xǐ shí duō shīyán,nù shí duō shīlǐ
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕ ㄧㄢˊ,ㄋㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕ ㄌㄧˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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