虎在软地上易失足，人在甜言里会摔跤虎在軟地上易失足，人在甜言里會摔跤虎在軟地上易失足，人在甜言里會摔跤

a tiger slips on soft ground, a person stumbles amid sweet words

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Warns that flattery breeds pride and leads to downfall, just as a tiger loses its strength on soft ground.

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Simplified: 虎在软地上易失足，人在甜言里会摔跤
Traditional (Taiwan): 虎在軟地上易失足，人在甜言里會摔跤
Pinyin: hǔ zài ruǎn dìshang yì shīzú, rén zài tiányán lǐ huì shuāijiāo
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤㄧˋ ㄕㄗㄨˊ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄞㄐㄧㄠ

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

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