良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒良言一句三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒良言一句三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒

one kind word warms three winter months; a cruel word chills one in June

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Kind words comfort even in hard times, while hurtful words wound deeply. It urges speaking kindly.

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Simplified: 良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒
Traditional (Taiwan): 良言一句三冬暖，惡語傷人六月寒
Pinyin: liángyán yíjù sān dōng nuǎn, èyǔshāngrénliùyuèhán
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄙㄢㄉㄨㄥㄋㄨㄢˇ，ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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