話不投機半句多
简 话不投机半句多 · 繁 話不投機半句多Meanings
- (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
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4–4–2–1–4–4–1 · hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1
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waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1
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proverb
- When the conversation is not congenial, to say even half a sentence is too much.
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