狗嘴里吐不出象牙
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
狗嘴裏吐不出象牙
no ivory comes out of a dog's mouth
Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
May offend: vulgar language
- Meaning
- A nasty person can't say anything decent. Used to rebuke foul-mouthed talk. Close to "you can't get sense out of a fool" in spirit.
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- Simplified
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狗嘴里吐不出象牙
- Traditional (Taiwan)
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狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
- Traditional (Hong Kong)
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狗嘴裏吐不出象牙
- Pinyin
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gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá
- Bopomofo
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ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ
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