locos y niños dicen la verdad
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlokos i ˌniɲos ˌdiθen la beɾˈdad/ [ˌlo.kos i ˌni.ɲoz ˌð̞i.θẽn la β̞eɾˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˌlokos i ˌniɲos ˌdisen la beɾˈdad/ [ˌlo.kos i ˌni.ɲoz ˌð̞i.sẽn la β̞eɾˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: lo‧cos y ni‧ños di‧cen la ver‧dad
Phrase
- (idiomatic) Crazy people and children tell the truth, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things. Compare both in vino veritas and out of the mouths of babes.