水沟不通四处流水溝不通四處流水溝不通四處流

if the ditch is blocked, water flows everywhere

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Without proper channels for communication, opinions spread everywhere uncontrolled.

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Simplified: 水沟不通四处流
Traditional (Taiwan): 水溝不通四處流
Pinyin: shuǐgōu bùtōng sìchù liú
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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