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不
言
而
喻
[----]
Jyutping
bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6
Pinyin
bù yán ér yù
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
唔使講都知;心照
describes things that are understood without having to be said.
呢啲嘢不言而喻啦,仲使我講?
呢啲嘢不言而喻啦,仲使我讲?
nei1 di1 je5 bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 laa1, zung6 sai2 ngo5 gong2?
Everybody knows this; do I even need to say it out?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to go without saying; to be self-evident
(syn.) 不待說, 不用说, 不消說, 没说的, 不言自明, 不用說, 沒說的, 自不待言, 不消说, 不待说
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
不言而喻。
不言而喻。
bù yán ér yù 。
That goes without saying.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
呢啲嘢不言而喻啦,仲使我讲?
呢啲嘢不言而喻啦,仲使我講?
nei1 di1 je5 bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 laa1, zung6 sai2 ngo5 gong2?
Everybody knows this; do I even need to say it out?
Cantonese
不言而喻
不言而喻
bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6
understood without having to be said