fáng​rén​zhī​kǒu​shèn​yú​fáng​chuān

to silence the people is harder than to dam a river

  1. to guard against
    To take precautions against; to prevent or be on the lookout for something undesirable
  2. person
    person; people; human being; a human
  3. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. kǒu nounverb
    speech
    speech; words; one's tone of voice or accent
  5. shèn
    non-Chinese
  6. more than
    Used as an adverb or preposition to indicate a comparative degree, often in the context of severity (e.g., worse than).
  7. to guard against
    To take precautions against; to prevent or be on the lookout for something undesirable
  8. river
    (bound form) river; creek; stream