拴住驴嘴马嘴，拴不住人嘴拴住驢嘴馬嘴，拴不住人嘴拴住驢嘴馬嘴，拴不住人嘴

you can tie up a donkey's mouth or a horse's mouth, but not people's mouths

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You can't stop people from talking or voicing opinions. Often said as a warning against trying to silence criticism.

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Simplified: 拴住驴嘴马嘴，拴不住人嘴
Traditional (Taiwan): 拴住驢嘴馬嘴，拴不住人嘴
Pinyin: shuānzhù lǘ zuǐ mǎ zuǐ, shuān búzhù rén zuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄢㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄩˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ，ㄕㄨㄢㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

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

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