爱叫的麻雀不长肉，咬人的狗不露齿愛叫的麻雀不長肉，咬人的狗不露齒愛叫的麻雀不長肉，咬人的狗不露齒

The sparrow that chirps a lot grows no flesh; the dog that bites doesn't bare its teeth

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Those who make a loud show are not dangerous, while truly vicious people hide it. Cautionary; like 'barking dogs seldom bite'.

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Simplified: 爱叫的麻雀不长肉，咬人的狗不露齿
Traditional (Taiwan): 愛叫的麻雀不長肉，咬人的狗不露齒
Pinyin: ài jiào de máquè bù zhǎng ròu, yǎoréndegǒubúlòuchǐ
Bopomofo: ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄖㄡˋ，ㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄡˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄡˋ ㄔˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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