言多必失

yán duō bì shī

Dictionary entry

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

What does 言多必失 mean?

言多必失 (yán duō bì shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

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言yánwords · speech 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 必bìcertainly · must 失shīto lose · to miss

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言多必失

yán duō bì shī

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