揭底就怕老乡亲 揭底就怕老鄉親 揭底就怕老鄉親

when exposing someone's background, the thing to fear is fellow villagers

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
People from your home area know all about your past, so they are the ones who can expose you.
Simplified
揭底就怕老乡亲
Traditional (Taiwan)
揭底就怕老鄉親
Pinyin
jiēdǐ jiù pà lǎo xiāngqīn
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ

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

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