不足为外人道

Traditional: 不足為外人道

bù zú wèi wài rén dào

Dictionary entry

(idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves

What does 不足为外人道 mean?

不足为外人道 (bù zú wèi wài rén dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves

2also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-足jùexcessive 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 外wàioutside · in addition 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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How to pronounce 不足为外人道

不足为外人道

bù zú wèi wài rén dào

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