狗嘴里吐不出象牙 meaning in English
a cracked bell can never sound well
a filthy mouth cannot utter decent language
Examples
- Look not for musk in a dog ' s kennel
别在狗窝里找麝香。 (狗嘴里吐不出象牙。 ) - White man , you don ' t look like someone who gives good advice
白人,我看你狗嘴里吐不出象牙 - What can you expect from a pig / hog but a grunt
狗嘴里吐不出象牙来(用来讲粗野无礼的话的人) 。 - Look not for musk in dog ' s kennel
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。 - An enemy s mouth seldom speaks well
狗嘴里吐不出象牙