大事瞒不了乡亲，小事昧不了邻居大事瞞不了鄉親，小事昧不了鄰居大事瞞不了鄉親，小事昧不了鄰居

big matters can't be hidden from fellow villagers, small matters can't be concealed from neighbours

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People who live close by know everything about you, so you can't hide things from them. Said as a warning or observation.

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Simplified: 大事瞒不了乡亲，小事昧不了邻居
Traditional (Taiwan): 大事瞞不了鄉親，小事昧不了鄰居
Pinyin: dàshì mán bù liǎo xiāngqīn, xiǎoshì mèi bù liǎo línjū
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄇㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ

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

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