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Chinese
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dog
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mouth
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inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing |
vomit; to spit
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not; no
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to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
elephant tusk; ivory
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| trad. (狗嘴裡吐不出象牙/狗嘴裏吐不出象牙)
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狗
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嘴
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裡/裏
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吐
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不
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出
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象牙
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| simp. (狗嘴里吐不出象牙)
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狗
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嘴
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里
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吐
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不
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出
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象牙
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| Literally: “the mouth of a dog cannot spit out ivory”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
- (figurative) no fine or truthful speech is to be expected from the mouth of a bad person
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