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Birds hear daytime words; mice hear nighttime words.

โ€” Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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What does this proverb mean?

A supposedly private conversation may still be overheard.

Sources and attribution

Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.

Source: National Institute of Korean Language โ€” Korean Language Education Vocabulary Development (Stage 2) , National Institute of Korean Language โ€” Korean Language Education Vocabulary Development (Stage 2), pp. 185โ€“186

Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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