自不待言 — “It goes without saying”
自不待言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it goes without saying”. Needless to say; self-evident. Literally, “Need no words; self-evident”.
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这次的项目成功是大家共同努力的结果，个人贡献自不待言。
The success of this project is the result of everyone's joint efforts; individual contributions go without saying.
Idioms Related to 自不待言
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- zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
- zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
- zì自yǐ以wéi为rán然self-righteous and opinionated
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What does 自不待言 mean?
自不待言 (zì bù dài yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it goes without saying”.
How do you pronounce 自不待言?
自不待言 is pronounced zì bù dài yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自不待言 literally mean?
Literally, 自不待言 means “Need no words; self-evident”. It is used to mean “it goes without saying”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自不待言?
大家心里明白，不必再用言语解释。