话不可说尽,事不可做绝話不可說儘,事不可做絕話不可説儘,事不可做絕

don't say all that can be said, don't do all that can be done

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Always leave some room for manoeuvre in what you say and do, so you can retreat or reconcile later. Advisory, approving of moderation.

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Simplified: 话不可说尽,事不可做绝
Traditional (Taiwan): 話不可說儘,事不可做絕
Traditional (Hong Kong): 話不可説儘,事不可做絕
Pinyin: huà bùkě shuō jìn,shì bùkě zuò jué
Pinyin (Taiwan): huà bùkě shuō jǐn,shì bùkě zuò jué
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄐㄧㄣˇ,ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

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

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