背人没好事，好事不背人背人沒好事，好事不背人背人沒好事，好事不背人

what is done behind people's backs is nothing good; a good deed is not hidden from people

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If someone hides what they are doing, it is probably wrong, since honest things need no concealment. Used as a warning or accusation.

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Simplified: 背人没好事，好事不背人
Traditional (Taiwan): 背人沒好事，好事不背人
Pinyin: bèi rén méi hǎoshì, hǎoshì bú bèi rén
Bopomofo: ㄅㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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