言者无意，听者有心 in English yan2 zhe3 wu2 yi4 , ting1 zhe3 you3 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to take a casual remark to heart (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

言 者 无 意 ， 听 者 有 心

Traditional Characters

言 者 無 意 ， 聽 者 有 心

Pinyin

yan2 zhe3 wu2 yi4 , ting1 zhe3 you3 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

言yan2words 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 无wu2not to have 意yi4Italy ， 听ting1smile (archaic) 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 有you3to have 心xin1heart