言者无罪，闻者足戒
yán​zhě​wú​zuì​wén​zhě​zú​jiè

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning

  • created sense approved 言者无罪，闻者足戒/言者無罪，聞者足戒 · yán​zhě​wú​zuì​wén​zhě​zú​jiè · don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言者无罪，闻者足戒 / 言者無罪，聞者足戒

    yán​zhě​wú​zuì​wén​zhě​zú​jiè

    don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning

    The person speaking should not be punished for their opinions, while the person listening should take the words as a lesson; an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals.

    言者无罪 (literal) → 言者无罪/言者無罪 · yán​zhě​wú​zuì · the speaker is not to be blamed ， (non_chinese) 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · worthwhile 戒 (literal) → 戒 · jiè · to warn

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