狗嘴里吐不出象牙 — “A vulgar or malicious person can only utter rude or offensive remarks”
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vulgar or malicious person can only utter rude or offensive remarks”. One cannot expect pleasant words from such a person. Literally, “A dog's mouth won't spit out ivory”.
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What does 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 mean?
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 (gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a vulgar or malicious person can only utter rude or offensive remarks”.
How do you pronounce 狗嘴里吐不出象牙?
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 is pronounced gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 literally mean?
Literally, 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 means “a dog's mouth won't spit out ivory”. It is used to mean “a vulgar or malicious person can only utter rude or offensive remarks”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗嘴里吐不出象牙?
比喻坏人嘴里说不出好话来。