狗嘴裡吐不出象牙

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Chinese

dog mouth
inside; within; in
inside; within; in; lining of clothing
 
vomit; to spit not; no
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
trad. (狗嘴裡吐不出象牙/狗嘴裏吐不出象牙) / 象牙
simp. (狗嘴里吐不出象牙) 象牙
Literally: “the mouth of a dog cannot spit out ivory”.

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狗嘴裡吐不出象牙

  1. (figurative) no fine or truthful speech is to be expected from the mouth of a bad person

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