gǒu​zuǐ​li​tǔ​bù​chū​xiàng​yá

a filthy mouth cannot utter decent language

Senses

狗嘴里吐不出象牙/ 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu​zuǐ​li​tǔ​bù​chū​xiàng​yá a filthy mouth cannot utter decent language

literally translated as "no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog"; one cannot expect decent or polite words from a person with a vulgar or malicious characterless mind

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