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

to take a casual remark to heart

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
言者无意,听者有心 言者無意,聽者有心 yán​zhě​wú​yì​tīng​zhě​yǒu​xīn
to take a casual remark to heart
The speaker has no hidden meaning, but the listener takes the words seriously or feels they are being personally attacked.
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