有把门的，没有把嘴的有把門的，沒有把嘴的有把門的，沒有把嘴的

there are people to guard doors but none to guard mouths

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You can guard a gate but you can't stop people from talking. Said when gossip or criticism can't be silenced.

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Simplified: 有把门的，没有把嘴的
Traditional (Taiwan): 有把門的，沒有把嘴的
Pinyin: yǒu bǎmén de, méiyǒu bǎ zuǐ de
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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