huà​dào​zuǐ​biān​liú​sān​fēn

[idiom] to think before you speak

Senses

话到嘴边留三分/ 話到嘴邊留三分 huà​dào​zuǐ​biān​liú​sān​fēn [idiom] to think before you speak

A proverb advising one to keep some thoughts to oneself rather than speaking one's entire mind; literally 'when words reach the edge of the mouth, keep back thirty percent'

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