言者無罪,聞者足戒 yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè

Don't blame frank words; listener take warning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

Characters

Character Meaning
to say; to talk; speech
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
not; no; not to have
crime; guilt; fault
to hear; to smell; news
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
to be sufficient; foot; ample
to give up or stop doing sth; to guard against