马瘦毛长，人拙理短馬瘦毛長，人拙理短馬瘦毛長，人拙理短

A thin horse looks long-haired; a clumsy man is short on reasons

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A weak horse shows its coat; a person who is slow in speech loses the argument.

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Simplified: 马瘦毛长，人拙理短
Traditional (Taiwan): 馬瘦毛長，人拙理短
Pinyin: mǎshòumáocháng, rén zhuō lǐduǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): mǎshòumáocháng, rén zhuó lǐduǎn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄤˊ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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