"little pitchers have big ears" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小孩有大耳朵（小孩會偷聽到）

Definition

這個表達提醒大家小孩子可能在偷聽大人的談話，尤其是不適合他們聽的內容。它提醒大人要注意在孩子面前說什麼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這句話通常溫和地提醒大人小孩在場時要注意說話，避免敏感主題。常在發現孩子可能聽到尷尬或不當內容時說。不是字面意思。

Examples

Be careful—little pitchers have big ears.

小心—**小孩有大耳朵**。

Don't talk about scary stories now; little pitchers have big ears.

現在不要講恐怖故事，**小孩有大耳朵**。

Let's wait until the kids go to bed—little pitchers have big ears.

等孩子們睡覺後再說——**小孩有大耳朵**。

Hey, change the subject! Little pitchers have big ears and Tommy is right there.

嘿，換個話題！**小孩有大耳朵**，Tommy就在旁邊。

Whenever we talk about surprises, I remember that little pitchers have big ears.

每次我們談驚喜時，我都記得**小孩有大耳朵**。

Oops, I forgot little pitchers have big ears—I hope she didn’t hear that!

糟了，我忘了**小孩有大耳朵**——希望她沒聽見！