甜言美语三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒甜言美語三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒甜言美語三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒

Sweet words warm the three winter months, cruel words chill the sixth month

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Kind words comfort people and harsh words hurt them even in summer. Said to urge people to speak politely. Close to 'words can hurt'.

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Simplified: 甜言美语三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒
Traditional (Taiwan): 甜言美語三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒
Pinyin: tiányánměiyǔ sān dōng nuǎn, èyǔshāngrénliùyuèhán
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄩˇ ㄙㄢㄉㄨㄥㄋㄨㄢˇ，ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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