拿得住的是手，掩不住的是口拿得住的是手，掩不住的是口拿得住的是手，掩不住的是口

what you can hold is the hand; what you can't cover is the mouth

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: You can't stop people from talking. Said when gossip or criticism can't be silenced.

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Simplified: 拿得住的是手，掩不住的是口
Pinyin: ná de zhù de shì shǒu, yǎn búzhù de shì kǒu
Bopomofo: ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ，ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄕˋ ㄎㄡˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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