宁吃过头饭，莫说过头话寧吃過頭飯，莫說過頭話寧吃過頭飯，莫説過頭話

better to overeat than to overstate

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Eating a bit too much matters little, but exaggerating does. Advises being measured and truthful.

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Simplified: 宁吃过头饭，莫说过头话
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧吃過頭飯，莫說過頭話
Traditional (Hong Kong): 寧吃過頭飯，莫説過頭話
Pinyin: nìng chī guòtóu fàn, mò shuō guòtóuhuà
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng chī guòtóu fàn, mò shuō guòtóuhuà
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄢˋ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄛㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

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

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