言者无罪，闻者足戒

Traditional form:

言者無罪，聞者足戒

Pinyin (reading):

yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
• 闻 - news; to hear, to smell; to make known
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid

Traditional characters:

• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
• 聞 - news; to hear, to smell; to make known
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid