言者無心，聽者有意

言者無心，聽者有意

Chinese

			without the desire or intention; unwitting; unwittingly		listener; audience	to have a mind to; to be intentional; to have romantic interest in to have a mind to; to be intentional; to have romantic interest in; to be attached to
trad. (言者無心，聽者有意)		言者	無心	，	聽者	有意
simp. (言者无心，听者有意)		言者	无心	，	听者	有意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánzhě wúxīn, tīngzhě yǒuyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ, ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ze² mou⁴ sam¹, ting¹ ze² jau⁵ ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yánzhě wúxīn, tīngzhě yǒuyì [Phonetic: yánzhěwúxīn,tīngzhéyǒuyì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ, ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjee wushin, tingjee yeouyih
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ ze² mou⁴ sam¹, ting¹ ze² jau⁵ ji³
    • Yale: yìhn jé mòuh sām, tīng jé yáuh yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dze² mou⁴ sam¹, ting¹ dze² jau⁵ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ zé² mou⁴ sem¹, ting¹ zé² yeo⁵ yi³
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³/

Idiom

言者無心，聽者有意

1. A casual remark sounds deliberate to a suspicious listener. / A careless word may be important information to an attentive listener.