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勿謂言之不預
简 勿谓言之不预 · 繁 勿謂言之不預Mandarin · pinyin wù wèi yán zhī bù yù
Meanings
- (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
Characters in this entry
- 勿
- wù · must not, do not; without, never
- 謂
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- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 預
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- 谓
- wèi · say, tell; call, name; be called
- 预
- yù · prepare, arrange; in advance
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Mandarin tones
4–4–2–1–4–4 · wu4 wei4 yan2 zhi1 bu4 yu4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) Don't say you haven't been forewarned.
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