好言不听，祸必临身好言不聽，禍必臨身好言不聽，禍必臨身

if good advice isn't heeded, disaster will surely fall on you

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A warning that ignoring sound advice will sooner or later bring trouble.

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Simplified: 好言不听，祸必临身
Traditional (Taiwan): 好言不聽，禍必臨身
Pinyin: hǎo yán bù tīng, huò bì lín shēn
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ，ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄣ

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

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