牙硬磨不过舌头牙硬磨不過舌頭牙硬磨不過舌頭

hard teeth can't outlast the tongue

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Gentleness overcomes force; the soft beats the hard. Teeth wear away and fall out while the tongue remains.

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Simplified: 牙硬磨不过舌头
Traditional (Taiwan): 牙硬磨不過舌頭
Pinyin: yá yìng mó búguò shétou
Bopomofo: ㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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