坛口好扎，人口难封壇口好扎，人口難封壇口好扎，人口難封

a jar's mouth is easy to tie, people's mouths are hard to seal

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You can't stop people from talking. Used about gossip or secrets getting out.

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Simplified: 坛口好扎，人口难封
Traditional (Taiwan): 壇口好扎，人口難封
Pinyin: tán kǒu hǎo zā, rénkǒu nán fēng
Pinyin (Taiwan): tán kǒu hǎo zhā, rénkǒu nán fēng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄢˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄓㄚ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄥ

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

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