打当面鼓,不敲背后锣打當面鼓,不敲背後鑼打當面鼓,不敲背後鑼

beat the drum to a face, don't bang the gong behind the back

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Say what you have to say to someone's face, not behind their back. Approving of frankness.

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Simplified: 打当面鼓,不敲背后锣
Traditional (Taiwan): 打當面鼓,不敲背後鑼
Pinyin: dǎdāngmiàngǔ,bù qiāo bèihòu luó
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄤㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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