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狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 (gau2 zeoi2 leoi5 tou3 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 (gau2 zeoi2 leoi5 tou3 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4, gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá) — lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom); fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 狗乸 (gau2 naa2) — (noun) female dog
• 狗仔 (gau2 zai2) — puppy
• 狗公 (gau2 gung1) — a male dog
• 狗口長不出象牙 (gau2 hau2 coeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4) — one cannot say nice things if always mean (idiom)
• 狗叫聲 (gau2 giu3 seng1) — sound of a dog barking
• 狗咬呂洞賓 (gau2 ngaau5 leoi5 dung6 ban1) — to describe someone who is unable to tell good from bad and ill rewards someone…

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