崩口人忌崩口碗 [－－－－－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (proverb) literally: 'someone with a harelip is to avoid using a chipped bowl', it implies that one should avoid mentioning things that are related to other people's flaws; one should avoid things that will draw attention to one's shortcomings
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​人​對​於​一​啲​影射​出​自己​缺陷​嘅​事物​特別​敏感
    someone who is particularly sensitive towards imagery that represents his own flaw; literally: a hare-lipped person shuns a chipped bowl
    • 佢而家三十幾歲就開始有條士啤呔，所以好著緊。你仲夠膽響佢面前講布甸狗，崩口人忌崩口碗呀。
      佢而家三十几岁就开始有条士啤呔，所以好著紧。你仲够胆响佢面前讲布甸狗，崩口人忌崩口碗呀。
      He has a beer belly at his thirties and was desperate to get rid of it, and you have the guts to talk about Pom Pom Purin. He is really sensitive with anything plump.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 當著矮子別說短話 – 当着矮子别说短话
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢而家三十几岁就开始有条士啤呔，所以好著紧。你仲够胆响佢面前讲布甸狗，崩口人忌崩口碗呀。
    佢而家三十幾歲就開始有條士啤呔，所以好著緊。你仲夠膽響佢面前講布甸狗，崩口人忌崩口碗呀。
    • He has a beer belly at his thirties and was desperate to get rid of it, and you have the guts to talk about Pom Pom Purin. He is really sensitive with anything plump.