言者无意，听者有心
yán​zhě​wú​yì, tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn

taken to heart

  • created sense approved 言者无意，听者有心/言者無意，聽者有心 · yán​zhě​wú​yì, tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn · taken to heart

    言者无意，听者有心 / 言者無意，聽者有心

    yán​zhě​wú​yì, tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn

    taken to heart

    the speaker says something unintentionally, but the listener takes it personally or to heart

    他只是随口开了个玩笑，没想到言者无意，听者有心，小王竟然当真了。

    created sense