童言無忌

简 童言无忌 · 繁 童言無忌
Mandarin · pinyin tóng yán wú jì

Meanings

  1. children's words carry no harm (idiom)
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童
tóng · child, boy, servant boy; virgin
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
無
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忌
jì · jealous, envious; fear
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–2–2–4 · tong2 yan2 wu2 ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tung4 jin4 mou4 gei6

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  1. (idiomatic) take no offence at a child's words; a child simply says what he/she thinks

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