当着矮人，不说短话當著矮人，不說短話當着矮人，不説短話

in front of a short person, don't say "short" words

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May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: Don't point out people's weak points or mention what they are sensitive about when they are present.

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Simplified: 当着矮人，不说短话
Traditional (Taiwan): 當著矮人，不說短話
Traditional (Hong Kong): 當着矮人，不説短話
Pinyin: dāngzhe'ǎirén, bù shuō duǎn huà
Bopomofo: ㄉㄤ ˙ㄓㄜㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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