蚊虫遭扇打,只为嘴伤人 蚊蟲遭扇打,只為嘴傷人 蚊蟲遭扇打,只為嘴傷人

the mosquito gets swatted by the fan only because its mouth hurts people

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
People who say hurtful things invite retaliation. Warns against cutting words.
Simplified
蚊虫遭扇打,只为嘴伤人
Traditional (Taiwan)
蚊蟲遭扇打,只為嘴傷人
Pinyin
wénchóng zāo shàn dǎ, zhǐ wèi zuǐ shāngrén
Bopomofo
ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄚˇ,ㄓˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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