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"1": "欲 人 勿 聞 ， 莫 若 勿 言 ； 欲 人 勿 知 ， 莫 若 勿 為 。",
"2": "Do not speak if you do not want others to hear; do not do if you do not want others to know.",
"collapsed": "yes",
"ref": "Mei Sheng (枚乘),《上書諫吳王》"
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"expansion": "欲人勿聞，莫若勿言；欲人勿知，莫若勿為。 [MSC, trad.]欲人勿闻，莫若勿言；欲人勿知，莫若勿为。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: Mei Sheng (枚乘),《上書諫吳王》\nYù rén wù wén, mò ruò wù yán; yù rén wù zhī, mò ruò wù wèi. [Pinyin]\nDo not speak if you do not want others to hear; do not do if you do not want others to know.",
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"etymology_text": "The earliest appearance of similar expressions was in Mei Cheng (枚乘)'s Petition to the Prince of Wu:\n:\n欲人勿聞，莫若勿言；欲人勿知，莫若勿為。 [MSC, trad.]欲人勿闻，莫若勿言；欲人勿知，莫若勿为。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: Mei Sheng (枚乘),《上書諫吳王》\nYù rén wù wén, mò ruò wù yán; yù rén wù zhī, mò ruò wù wèi. [Pinyin]\nDo not speak if you do not want others to hear; do not do if you do not want others to know.",
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"murder will out; one should not do it if they do not want others to know"
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"zh-pron": "ruò yào rén bùzhī chúfēi jǐ mò wéi"
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"zh-pron": "ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ㄐㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
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"zh-pron": "ruò yào rén bùzhī chúfēi jǐ mò wéi"
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "ruò yào rén bùjhih chúfei jǐ mò wéi"
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "jo⁴ yao⁴ jên² pu⁴-chih¹ chʻu²-fei¹ chi³ mo⁴ wei²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "rwò yàu rén bù-jr̄ chú-fēi jǐ mwò wéi"
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"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruoh yaw ren bujy chwufei jii moh wei"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "жо яо жэнь бучжи чуфэй цзи мо вэй"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "žo jao žɛnʹ bučži čufɛj czi mo vɛj"
},
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"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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"zh-pron": "joek⁹ jiu³ jan⁴ bat⁷ dzi¹, tsoey⁴ fei¹ gei² mok⁹ wai⁴"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yêg⁶ yiu³ yen⁴ bed¹ ji¹, cêu⁴ féi¹ géi² mog⁶ wei⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːk̚² jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ mɔːk̚² wɐi̯²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːk̚² jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ mɔːk̚² wɐi̯²¹/"
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"word": "若要人不知，除非己莫為"
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"zh-pron": "ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ㄐㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
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"Hanyu-Pinyin",
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "ruò yào rén bùjhih chúfei jǐ mò wéi"
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "jo⁴ yao⁴ jên² pu⁴-chih¹ chʻu²-fei¹ chi³ mo⁴ wei²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "rwò yàu rén bù-jr̄ chú-fēi jǐ mwò wéi"
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"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "ruoh yaw ren bujy chwufei jii moh wei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "жо яо жэнь бучжи чуфэй цзи мо вэй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "žo jao žɛnʹ bučži čufɛj czi mo vɛj"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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"zh-pron": "yeuhk yiu yàhn bāt jī, chèuih fēi géi mohk wàih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "joek⁹ jiu³ jan⁴ bat⁷ dzi¹, tsoey⁴ fei¹ gei² mok⁹ wai⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yêg⁶ yiu³ yen⁴ bed¹ ji¹, cêu⁴ féi¹ géi² mog⁶ wei⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːk̚² jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ mɔːk̚² wɐi̯²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːk̚² jiːu̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ mɔːk̚² wɐi̯²¹/"
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"word": "若要人不知，除非己莫為"
}
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