是龙不跟蛇斗，是人不跟狗斗是龍不跟蛇鬥，是人不跟狗鬥是龍不跟蛇鬥，是人不跟狗鬥

a dragon doesn't fight a snake; a person doesn't fight a dog

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Those of high rank or noble character don't squabble with petty people. Can be a self-flattering way to refuse a quarrel, and is slightly contemptuous of the other side.

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Simplified: 是龙不跟蛇斗，是人不跟狗斗
Traditional (Taiwan): 是龍不跟蛇鬥，是人不跟狗鬥
Pinyin: shì lóng bù gēn shé dòu, shì rén bù gēn gǒu dòu
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄣㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄡˋ，ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄣㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ

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

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