walls have ears; be careful what you say
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
walls have ears; beware of eavesdroppers
用于警告人们在谈论私密或敏感话题时要注意场合，防止被人偷听。
Zhè这
lǐ里
bù不
shì是
shuō说
huà话
de的
dì地
fang方
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
gé隔
qiáng墙
yǒu有
ěr耳
。
This isn't the place to talk; be careful, walls have ears.
Tā他
men们
tǎo讨
lùn论
jì计
huà划
shí时
fēi非
cháng常
xiǎo小
shēng声
，
yīn因
wéi为
zhī知
dào道
gé隔
qiáng墙
yǒu有
ěr耳
。
They discussed the plan in very low voices because they knew walls have ears.
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Zài在
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
hé合
bié别
tán谈
nà那
xiē些
shì事
，
gé隔
qiáng墙
yǒu有
ěr耳
a啊
。
Don't talk about those things in public; walls have ears.