quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha

Portuguese

Etymology

quando (“when”) + um (“a”) + burro (“donkey”) + fala (“speaks”) + o (“the”) + outro (“other”) + abaixa (“lowers”) + a (“the”) + orelha (“ear”). Literally: "When a donkey speaks, the other donkey lowers his own ear."

Proverb

quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha

1. Two people should not speak simultaneously, otherwise they would not understand each other.