若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruò yào rén bù zhī ， chú fēi jǐ mò wéi

DEFINITIONS

  1. If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

CHARACTERS

若 ruò
HSK 6
if, supposing, assuming; similar
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
除 chú
HSK 3
eliminate, remove, except
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
莫 mò
HSK 6
do not, is not, can not; negative
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be