gǒu​zuǐ​lǐ​tǔ​bù​chū​xiàng​yá

nothing nice comes from a filthy mouth

狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙 gǒu​zuǐ​lǐ​tǔ​bù​chū​xiàng​yá
nothing nice comes from a filthy mouth
A mean person never has a good word to say; used to insult someone whose speech is crude or unpleasant.

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