言者无意，听者有心

yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn

Definitions

1. to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

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Child Words of 言者无意，听者有心

• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 无意 无意 wú yì: inadvertent
• 者 者 zhě: (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear
• 意 意 yì: idea
• 有心 有心 yǒu xīn: to have a mind to
• 听者 听者 tīng zhě: listener
• 言 言 yán: words