夏不借扇,冬不借棉夏不借扇,冬不借棉夏不借扇,冬不借棉

don't borrow a fan in summer or cotton clothes in winter

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't ask to borrow what someone needs right now; it's inconsiderate.

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Simplified: 夏不借扇,冬不借棉
Pinyin: xià bú jiè shàn,dōng bú jiè mián
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄢˋ,ㄉㄨㄥㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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