阿谀人人喜,直言个个嫌 阿諛人人喜,直言個個嫌 阿諛人人喜,直言個個嫌

flattery pleases everyone, plain speaking displeases everyone

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
People like to be flattered and dislike blunt truths. Said ruefully about human nature.
Simplified
阿谀人人喜,直言个个嫌
Traditional (Taiwan)
阿諛人人喜,直言個個嫌
Pinyin
ēyú rénrén xǐ, zhíyán gègè xián
Bopomofo
ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧˇ,ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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