台Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

狗嘴裏吐不出象牙

gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá

ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ

Simplified 狗嘴里吐不出象牙

Taivo → Settings → Partner inbox → Make the link. It stays in this browser.

  1. 1lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

Keep 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 and it comes back until you know it.

Get Taivo for iPhone →