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言者無罪，聞者足戒
简 言者无罪，闻者足戒 · 繁 言者無罪，聞者足戒Mandarin · pinyin yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
Meanings
- don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
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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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- 罪
- zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
- 聞
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- 足
- zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
- 戒
- jiè · warn, caution, admonish
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 闻
- wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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jin4 ze2 mou4 zeoi6 ，man4 ze2 zuk1 gaai3
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