言者无意，听者有心

Traditional form:

言者無意，聽者有心

Pinyin (reading):

yánzhěwúyì,tīngzhěyǒuxīn

Definitions:

• to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

Characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 心 - heart; mind; soul

Traditional characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
• 聽 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 心 - heart; mind; soul