Gé qiáng xū yǒu ěr; chuāng wài qǐ wú rén？

隔牆須有耳, 窗外豈無人？

Lit On the other side of the wall there must be ears; outside the window, how can there not be someone [eavesdropping]?

Fig One must always assume that someone is listening. “The walls have ears.”

Note [Cf. WM, chap. 16; see also lùshang shuōhuà below and the following entry.]

Topics CAUTION EAVESDROPPING WM