A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.
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狗嘴里吐不出象牙
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
- ，。
He always speaks foul language; truly, a dog's mouth cannot produce ivory.
- 貳形adjective
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
- 。
You can't expect fine words from a bad person.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
Traditional狗嘴裏吐不出象牙
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
- ，。
He always speaks foul language; truly, a dog's mouth cannot produce ivory.
- 貳形adjective
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
- 。
You can't expect fine words from a bad person.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
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