海枯终见底，人死不知心海枯終見底，人死不知心海枯終見底，人死不知心

when the sea dries up you finally see the bottom; when a person dies you still don't know their heart

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People's real thoughts are hard to fathom, even harder than the sea. Said with caution or sadness about trusting others.

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Simplified: 海枯终见底，人死不知心
Traditional (Taiwan): 海枯終見底，人死不知心
Pinyin: hǎi kū zhōng jiàn dǐ, rén sǐ bùzhī xīn
Bopomofo: ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄓㄨㄥㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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