话到嘴边留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

话 huà
HSK 1
speech, talk, language; dialect
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
嘴 zuǐ
HSK 3
mouth, lips
边 biān
HSK 2
edge, margin, side, border
留 liú
HSK 3
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
三 sān
HSK 1
three
分 fēn
HSK 1
divide; small unit of time etc.