舌是斩身刀舌是斬身刀舌是斬身刀

the tongue is a knife that cuts down your own body

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Careless speech can bring about your own ruin. Close to 'loose lips sink ships'.

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Simplified: 舌是斩身刀
Traditional (Taiwan): 舌是斬身刀
Pinyin: shé shì zhǎn shēn dāo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄣㄉㄠ

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

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