英文词汇“狗嘴里吐不出象牙”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典-新知网

单词

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

释义

狗嘴里吐不出象牙gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

a dog’s mouth emits no ivory; a filthy mouth can’t utter decent language; look not for musk in a dog’s kennel;what can you expect from a dog but a bark
❍ 大婶，你怎么好听这种人的话？～，……(黎汝清《海岛女民兵》121)Why do you listen to her?No good ever comes out of her mouth.
❍ 老孙说： “～，阎王保长嘴里还能有好话？”(《高玉宝》107)“That devil! ”Sun snorted. “No true word ever crossed his lips.”/宝钗笑道： “不用问，‘狗嘴里还有象牙不成’！” (《红楼梦》524) “I don’t have to ask，”retorted Baochai. “One doesn’t expect ivory from a dog’s mouth.”

狗嘴里吐不出象牙gou zui li tu bu chu xiang ya

【方言】no ivory can come out a dog’s mouth

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

no ivory can come out of a dog’s mouth—a filthy mouth can’t utter decent language; you can’t expect anything nicefromafoulmouth

狗嘴里吐不出象牙ɡǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiànɡ yá

从狗的嘴里吐不出象的牙齿。比喻从坏人的嘴里说不出好话来。What can you expect from a dog but a bark? You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

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