好狗不咬鸡，好汉不打妻好狗不咬雞，好漢不打妻好狗不咬雞，好漢不打妻

a good dog doesn't bite chickens; a real man doesn't hit his wife

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A decent man never beats his wife. Condemns domestic violence.

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Simplified: 好狗不咬鸡，好汉不打妻
Traditional (Taiwan): 好狗不咬雞，好漢不打妻
Pinyin: hǎo gǒu bù yǎo jī, hǎohàn bù dǎ qī
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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