马不知自己脸长，牛不知自己角弯馬不知自己臉長，牛不知自己角彎馬不知自己臉長，牛不知自己角彎

A horse doesn't know its face is long; an ox doesn't know its horns are curved

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People often lack self-awareness and can't see their own faults.

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Simplified: 马不知自己脸长，牛不知自己角弯
Traditional (Taiwan): 馬不知自己臉長，牛不知自己角彎
Pinyin: mǎ bùzhī zìjǐ liǎn cháng, niú bùzhī zìjǐ jiǎo wān
Pinyin (Taiwan): mǎ bùzhī zìjǐ liǎn zhǎng, niú bùzhī zìjǐ jiǎo wān
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ，ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄢ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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