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言者无意,听者有心

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yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn

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

Child Words of 言者无意,听者有心

听
yǐn

smile (archaic)

心
xīn

heart

有
yǒu

to have; there is

无
wú

not to have

无意
wú yì

inadvertent

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

听
tīng

to listen to; to hear

意
yì

idea

有心
yǒu xīn

to have a mind to

听者
tīng zhě

listener

言
yán

words

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