过头饭难吃，过头话难讲過頭飯難吃，過頭話難講過頭飯難吃，過頭話難講

overdone rice is hard to eat; overdone words are hard to say

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't go too far in speech; keep a sense of proportion, as with eating.

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Simplified: 过头饭难吃，过头话难讲
Traditional (Taiwan): 過頭飯難吃，過頭話難講
Pinyin: guòtóu fàn nán chī, guòtóuhuà nán jiǎng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔ，ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ

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

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