恶言不出口，忿言不返于身惡言不出口，忿言不返於身惡言不出口，忿言不返於身

if evil words don't leave your mouth, angry words won't come back on you

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If you don't insult people, you won't get angry insults in return. Advice to speak kindly.

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Simplified: 恶言不出口，忿言不返于身
Traditional (Taiwan): 惡言不出口，忿言不返於身
Pinyin: èyán bù chūkǒu, fènyán bù fǎn yú shēn
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄎㄡˇ，ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄣ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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