话到嘴边留三分 in English hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

话 到 嘴 边 留 三 分

Traditional Characters

話 到 嘴 邊 留 三 分

Pinyin

hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

话hua4dialect 到dao4to (a place) 嘴zui3mouth 边bian1side 留liu2old variant of 留[liu2] 三san1surname San 分fen1to divide