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不言而喻

bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6

bu4 yan2 er2 yu4

it goes without saying; it's self-evident

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

不言而喻

This word was added by tym on 21st Nov 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
言 jin4 yan2 yan4 yin2 - words, speech
而 ji4 er2 neng2 - but; and, also; otherwise
喻 jyu6 jyu4 yu3 yu4 - [a] metaphor; analogy [b] example [c] like

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