Meaning of 狗嘴吐不出象牙
狗嘴吐不出象牙 means a dog's mouth yields no ivory; a mean/foul mouth cannot utter decent words. Pronounced gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá.
- a dog's mouth yields no ivory; a mean/foul mouth cannot utter decent words
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
de的
，
gǒu狗
zuǐ嘴
lǐ里
tǔ吐
bù不
chū出
xiàng象
yá牙
，
tā他
zhǐ只
huì会
tiǎo挑
bō拨
lí离
jiàn间
。
Don't listen to him, a dog's mouth yields no ivory; he only sows discord.
Tā他
yī一
zhāng张
zuǐ嘴
jiù就
shì是
bào抱
yuàn怨
hé和
kè刻
bó薄
huà话
，
zhēn真
shì是
gǒu狗
zuǐ嘴
zhǎng长
bù不
chū出
xiàng象
yá牙
。
As soon as he opens his mouth, it's complaints and sarcasm. Truly, no ivory comes from a dog's mouth.
Duì对
yú于
nà那
zhǒng种
rén人
de的
fěi诽
bàng谤
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
bì必
zài在
yì意
，
gǒu狗
zuǐ嘴
lǐ里
tǔ吐
bù不
chū出
xiàng象
yá牙
。
We don't need to care about that kind of person's slander; a foul mouth cannot utter decent words.
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