Gé qiáng yǒu ěr.

隔牆有耳。

Lit On the other side of the wall there must be ears.

Fig “The walls have ears.” One must be careful of eavesdroppers.

Note [See also méiyǒu bù tòufēng and qiáng yǒu fèng below and the preceding entry.]

Topics CAUTION EAVESDROPPING géqiáng-yǒu'ěr SECRETS