created sense approved 若要人不知，除非己莫为/若要人不知，除非己莫為 · ruòyàorénbùzhīchúfēijǐmòwéi · if you do not want others to know, do not do it yourself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
若要人不知，除非己莫为 / 若要人不知，除非己莫為
ruòyàorénbùzhīchúfēijǐmòwéi
if you do not want others to know, do not do it yourself
the only way to keep a secret is to not do the deed in the first place; wrongdoing will eventually come to light
若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · if 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bùzhī · not to know ， (non_chinese) 除非 (literal) → 除非 · chúfēi · only if 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · do not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 若要人不知，除非己莫为/若要人不知，除非己莫為 · ruòyàorénbùzhīchúfēijǐmòwéi · if you don't want anyone to know, don't do it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
若要人不知，除非己莫为 / 若要人不知，除非己莫為
ruòyàorénbùzhīchúfēijǐmòwéi
if you don't want anyone to know, don't do it
(proverb) The only way to keep a secret is not to do the deed; if you do something wrong, people will inevitably find out about it.
若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · if 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bùzhī · not to know ， (non_chinese) 除非 (literal) → 除非 · chúfēi · only if 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · do not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition