话到嘴边留三分,事要三思而后行話到嘴邊留三分,事要三思而後行話到嘴邊留三分,事要三思而後行

when words reach the lips, hold back three tenths; think three times before acting

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Be careful and measured: don't say everything you think, and don't act rashly. Advisory. Close to 'look before you leap'.

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Simplified: 话到嘴边留三分,事要三思而后行
Traditional (Taiwan): 話到嘴邊留三分,事要三思而後行
Pinyin: huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn,shì yào sānsī'érhòuxíng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄢㄈㄣ,ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄢㄙㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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