留得住人身,留不住人心 留得住人身,留不住人心 留得住人身,留不住人心

you can keep a person's body, not their heart

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
If someone's heart isn't in it, keeping them physically is pointless; their own will decides whether they stay.
Simplified
留得住人身,留不住人心
Pinyin
liú dé zhù rénshēn, liú búzhù rénxīn
Pinyin (Taiwan)
liú de zhù rénshēn, liú búzhù rénxīn
Bopomofo
ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ,ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

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

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