墙里说话墙外听牆里說話牆外聽牆里説話牆外聽

words spoken inside the wall are heard outside

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Be careful what you say; others may overhear. A caution; like 'walls have ears'.

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Simplified: 墙里说话墙外听
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆里說話牆外聽
Traditional (Hong Kong): 牆里説話牆外聽
Pinyin: qiáng lǐ shuōhuà qiáng wài tīng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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