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言者無意，聽者有心
简 言者无意，听者有心 · 繁 言者無意，聽者有心Mandarin · pinyin yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn
Meanings
- to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
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- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 者
- zhě · that which; he who; those who
- 無
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- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 聽
- tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 听
- tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
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jin4 ze2 mou4 ji3 ，ting1 ze2 jau5 sam1
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