Read Edit View history 防人之口，甚于防川 fángrénzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 防人之口，甚于防川/ 防人之口，甚於防川 fángrénzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river it is more dangerous to stop the people from speaking than to block a river; a warning against suppressing public opinion Edit Delete References Add reference variant 防民之口甚于防川/防民之口甚於防川 → 防人之口，甚于防川/防人之口，甚於防川 Edit Delete
防人之口，甚于防川/ 防人之口，甚於防川 fángrénzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river it is more dangerous to stop the people from speaking than to block a river; a warning against suppressing public opinion Edit Delete