言者无意，听者有心 yán zhě wú yì ， tīng zhě yǒu xīn

to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
听 tīng HSK 1
to listen; to hear; to obey
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention