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若要人不知，除非己莫为

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

1 meaning

MEANING

壹副adverb
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
- ，。
  If you do not want others to know, the only way is not to do it yourself.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

若

艹(grass)RADICAL
右(right; right side)PHONETIC

Wild grass grows everywhere, just like the uncertainty of the word "if."

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grassRadical 140 · 8 strokes

若要人不知，除非己莫为

Traditional若要人不知，除非己莫為

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

1 meaning

MEANING

壹副adverb
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
- ，。
  If you do not want others to know, the only way is not to do it yourself.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

若

艹(grass)RADICAL
右(right; right side)PHONETIC

Wild grass grows everywhere, just like the uncertainty of the word "if."

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