行路的怕黑天，说谎的怕戳穿行路的怕黑天，說謊的怕戳穿行路的怕黑天，説謊的怕戳穿

travellers fear dark skies; liars fear being exposed

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Just as darkness hinders travel, a lie loses all value once exposed. Used as a warning against lying.

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Simplified: 行路的怕黑天，说谎的怕戳穿
Traditional (Taiwan): 行路的怕黑天，說謊的怕戳穿
Traditional (Hong Kong): 行路的怕黑天，説謊的怕戳穿
Pinyin: xínglù de pà hēitiān, shuōhuǎng de pà chuōchuān
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄟㄊㄧㄢ，ㄕㄨㄛㄏㄨㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄛㄔㄨㄢ

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

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