A dog can't spit out its ivory
It's an idiom that dogs can't spit out ivory, which means that bad people can't say good things.
Idiom Pinyin
gǒuzuǐlǐtǔbùchūxiàngyá
The origin of Idioms
The first fold of Yuanqu Xuan meets the Emperor: "father and these things, what kind of good words, what justice to speak out, the dog can not spit out ivory."
Analysis of Idioms
Idioms: traditional style: the dog can't spit out ivory degree of common use: General idioms emotional color: neutral idioms idiom structure: combined idioms generation time: Ancient idioms synonyms: the dog can't spit out Ivory
Idiom usage
Used as an object, a clause, or a joke
Chinese PinYin : gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
A dog can't spit out its ivory
challenges make a nation much stronger. duō nàn xīng bāng
follow correct opinions or well-intentioned advice like water flowing swiftly and smoothly downward. cóng shàn ruò liú