不言而喻

bùyán'éryù

to go without saying; to be self-evident

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Homographs

不言而喻 bùyánéryù it goes without saying; it is self-evident

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=4 喻 Yù surname Yu
=4 喻 yù
  1. to describe sth as
  2. an analogy
  3. a simile
  4. a metaphor
  5. an allegory
=4 喻 yú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 愉 (yú, “happy”)
  2. alternative form of 愉 (yú, “happy”)