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話到嘴邊留三分 (waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 lau4 saam1 fan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

話到嘴邊留三分 (waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 lau4 saam1 fan1, huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn) — A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 話中 (waa6 zung3) — in one's words; precisely as one has predicted; guessed
• 話之佢 (waa6 zi1 keoi5) — who cares; what the hell
• 話之 (waa6 zi1) — cannot bother; ignore (spoken)
• 話事人 (waa6 si6 jan4) — person-in-charge (spoken)
• 話事偈 (waa6 si6 gai2) — as said or quoted (spoken)
• 話事啤 (waa6 si6 pe1) — show hand poker

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