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话到嘴边留三分
huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn
Traditional: 話到嘴邊留三分
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
Character Breakdown
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1
到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2
嘴
zuǐ
mouth, lips
HSK 3
边
biān
border, edge, margin, side
HSK 2
留
liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
HSK 3
三
sān
three
HSK 1
分
fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
HSK 1
Additional Information
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Chinese
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