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言者无罪，闻者足戒

yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè

9-character word Traditional 言者無罪，聞者足戒

What 言者无罪，闻者足戒 means

1. don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

The characters in 言者无罪，闻者足戒

• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 罪zuìguilt; crime; fault
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn