宁在人前全不会，不在人前会不全寧在人前全不會，不在人前會不全寧在人前全不會，不在人前會不全

better to say you know nothing before others than to know things only partially

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Admitting ignorance is no shame, but pretending to know and showing off is. Advises humility.

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Simplified: 宁在人前全不会，不在人前会不全
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧在人前全不會，不在人前會不全
Pinyin: nìng zài rén qián quán búhuì, bú zài rén qián huì bù quán
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng zài rén qián quán búhuì, bú zài rén qián huì bù quán
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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