淡酒醉人，淡话伤人淡酒醉人，淡話傷人淡酒醉人，淡話傷人

weak wine can make you drunk; cold remarks can wound

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even mild-seeming sarcastic remarks hurt people, just as weak drink can still intoxicate. Advises against making snide comments.

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Simplified: 淡酒醉人，淡话伤人
Traditional (Taiwan): 淡酒醉人，淡話傷人
Pinyin: dàn jiǔzuì rén, dànhuà shāngrén
Bopomofo: ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ，ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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