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

if you don't want anyone to know, don't do it

ruò​yào​rén​bù​zhī​chú​fēi​jǐ​mò​wéi if you don't want anyone to know, don't do it
  1. 若 ruò conjunction
    if
    if; in the event that; provided that
  2. 要 yào auxiliaryverb
    to want
    to want; to wish for; to ask for; to demand (an object, money, etc.)
  3. 人 rén noun
    person
    person; people; human being; a human
  4. 不知 bù​zhī verb
    not to know
    to not know; to be unaware of or have no idea about
  5. ， chú
    non-Chinese
  6. 除非 chú​fēi conjunction
    only if
    Used to indicate a unique necessary condition, often paired with 才 cái to mean "only if... then..."
  7. 己 jǐ pronoun
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; your own body or person
  8. 莫 mò
    do not
    (literary) do not; must not; used as a command to forbid an action
  9. 为 為 wéi verb
    to do
    to do; to make; to act; to govern; to manage

ruò​yào​rén​bù​zhī​chú​fēi​jǐ​mò​wéi if you do not want others to know, do not do it yourself
  1. 若 ruò conjunction
    if
    if; in the event that; provided that
  2. 要 yào auxiliaryverb
    to want
    to want; to wish for; to ask for; to demand (an object, money, etc.)
  3. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  4. 不知 bù​zhī verb
    not to know
    to not know; to be unaware of or have no idea about
  5. ， chú
    non-Chinese
  6. 除非 chú​fēi conjunction
    only if
    Used to indicate a unique necessary condition, often paired with 才 cái to mean "only if... then..."
  7. 己 jǐ pronoun
    self
    (bound form) self; oneself; your own body or person
  8. 莫 mò
    do not
    (literary) do not; must not; used as a command to forbid an action
  9. 为 為 wéi verb
    to do
    to do; to make; to act; to govern; to manage