不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
it goes without saying
Character by character
不bù
not
not
言yán
said
said
而ér
yet
yet
喻yù
understood
understood
Example
健康的重要性不言而喻。
The importance of health goes without saying.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Formal; usually a predicate: …的重要性不言而喻.
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