欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 — “If you don't want others to hear something”
欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you don't want others to hear something”. It's best not to say it at all. Literally, “If you wish people not to hear, it's better not to speak”.
欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言
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- yù欲bù不kě可zòng纵Do not indulge desires excessively
- yù欲rén人wù勿zhī知，，mò莫ruò若wù勿wèi为If you don't want it known, don't do it
- yù欲jiā加zhī之zuì罪trumped-up charge
- yù欲jiā加zhī之zuì罪，，hé何huàn患wú无cí辞If you want to condemn, you'll find a pretext
- yù欲qǔ取gū姑yǔ与Give a little to take a lot
- yù欲qǔ取gū姑yǔ予Give a little to gain a lot
- yù欲hè壑nán难tián填desire is a bottomless pit
- yù欲dé得ér而gān甘xīn心satisfied only when one gets revenge
- yù欲yáng扬xiān先yì抑suppress first to elevate later
- yù欲qín擒xiān先zòng纵release to catch
- yù欲qín擒gù故zòng纵to loosen to catch
- yù欲yì益fǎn反bì弊desire to benefit, but instead harm
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Open the tool →Questions about 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言
What does 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 mean?
欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 (yù rén wù wén ， mò ruò wù yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you don't want others to hear something”.
How do you pronounce 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言?
欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 is pronounced yù rén wù wén ， mò ruò wù yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 literally mean?
Literally, 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言 means “If you wish people not to hear, it's better not to speak”. It is used to mean “If you don't want others to hear something”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欲人勿闻，莫若勿言?
闻：听见。想要别人不听见，不如自己不说