bù​yán'ér​yù

to go without saying

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. yán verbadverb
    to say
    to speak; to talk; to state or tell
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. adjective
    to understand
    (bound form) to understand or know