进门看脸色，出门观天色進門看臉色，出門觀天色進門看臉色，出門觀天色

entering the house, read faces; going out, watch the sky

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Advises being alert: read people's moods at home and the weather outside before acting. It also hints at having to be careful around people's moods.

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Simplified: 进门看脸色，出门观天色
Traditional (Taiwan): 進門看臉色，出門觀天色
Pinyin: jìnmén kàn liǎnsè, chūmén guān tiānsè
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ，ㄔㄨㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄧㄢㄙㄜˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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