言者无意，听者有心

Traditional: 言者無意，聽者有心

yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn

Dictionary entry

to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

What does 言者无意，听者有心 mean?

言者无意，听者有心 (yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

Character breakdown

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言yánwords · speech 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 听yǐnsmile (archaic)有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)心xīnheart · mind

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How to pronounce 言者无意，听者有心

言者无意，听者有心

yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn

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