Read Edit View history 防民之口甚於防川 fángmínzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 防民之口甚于防川 防民之口甚於防川 fángmínzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river Stopping the people's voices from being heard is more dangerous and difficult than stopping a river with a dam; suppression of public opinion will eventually lead to a disaster. Frequency Written text 0.024 per million Cross-References Variant of 防民之口，甚于防水 fángmínzhīkǒushènyúfángshuǐ防人之口，甚于防川 fángrénzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
防民之口甚于防川 防民之口甚於防川 fángmínzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān to silence the people is harder than to dam a river Stopping the people's voices from being heard is more dangerous and difficult than stopping a river with a dam; suppression of public opinion will eventually lead to a disaster. Frequency Written text 0.024 per million Cross-References Variant of 防民之口，甚于防水 fángmínzhīkǒushènyúfángshuǐ防人之口，甚于防川 fángrénzhīkǒushènyúfángchuān Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)