对什么人，说什么话對什麼人，說什麼話對什麼人，説什麼話

to whatever person, say whatever words

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Adapt what you say to who you are talking to. Mostly practical advice, though it can suggest shrewdness.

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Simplified: 对什么人，说什么话
Traditional (Taiwan): 對什麼人，說什麼話
Traditional (Hong Kong): 對什麼人，説什麼話
Pinyin: duì shénme rén, shuō shénme huà
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜㄖㄣˊ，ㄕㄨㄛㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜㄏㄨㄚˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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