問答無用

問答無用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
問	答	無	用
もん Grade: 3	とう > どう Grade: 2	む Grade: 4	よう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

問答 (mondō, "dialogue") + 無用 (muyō, "futility" or "uselessness")

Noun

問答無用 (hiragana もんどうむよう, rōmaji mondōmuyō)

1. (there is) no use in arguing; dialogue is useless

   話 (はな)せばわかる。—問 (もん)答 (どう)無 (む)用 (よう)！

   Hanaseba wakaru. — Mondōmuyō!

   You'll be convinced if you just listen to me. — No argument!

References

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN