yán​zhě​wú​yì​tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn

to take a casual remark to heart

Senses

言者无意,听者有心/ 言者無意,聽者有心 yán​zhě​wú​yì​tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn to take a casual remark to heart

The speaker has no hidden meaning, but the listener takes the words seriously or feels they are being personally attacked.

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