孩子是大人的耳朵，也是大人的舌头孩子是大人的耳朵，也是大人的舌頭孩子是大人的耳朵，也是大人的舌頭

children are adults' ears and also adults' tongues

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Children carry what they hear outside back to their parents, and repeat what their parents say to others, so adults should watch what they say in front of them.

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Simplified: 孩子是大人的耳朵，也是大人的舌头
Traditional (Taiwan): 孩子是大人的耳朵，也是大人的舌頭
Pinyin: háizi shì dàren de ěrduo, yě shì dàren de shétou
Bopomofo: ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ ˙ㄉㄜㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ，ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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