防民之口，甚於防水
fáng​mín​zhī​kǒu​shèn​yú​fáng​shuǐ

to suppress public opinion is dangerous

  • created sense approved 防民之口，甚于防水/防民之口，甚於防水 · fáng​mín​zhī​kǒu​shèn​yú​fáng​shuǐ · to suppress public opinion is dangerous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    防民之口，甚于防水 / 防民之口，甚於防水

    fáng​mín​zhī​kǒu​shèn​yú​fáng​shuǐ

    to suppress public opinion is dangerous

    stopping the people's mouths is more dangerous than stopping a flood; it is impossible to suppress the voice of the people

    防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth ， (non_chinese) 甚于 (literal) → 甚于/甚於 · shèn​yú · more than 防水 (literal) → 防水 · fáng​shuǐ · to guard against floods

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