弯尺画不出直线彎尺畫不出直線彎尺畫不出直線

a bent ruler can't draw a straight line

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A person with crooked character cannot do right. Critical of dishonest people.

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Simplified: 弯尺画不出直线
Traditional (Taiwan): 彎尺畫不出直線
Pinyin: wān chǐ huà bù chū zhíxiàn
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢㄔˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

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

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