不言而喻 bùyán’éryù it goes without saying
it goes without saying; it is self-evident
How to remember 不言而喻: 不 not + 言 words + 而 and yet + 喻 metaphor = it goes without saying.
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How it is used
- It goes without saying, self-evident - 团结的重要性不言而喻 (tuánjié de zhòngyàoxìng bùyán'éryù) the importance of unity is self-evident.
- Used to assert that a point needs no explanation; typically the predicate of an abstract subject (importance, meaning, result).
- Written/formal; near 显而易见 (xiǎn'éryìjiàn, obvious), but 不言而喻 stresses 'needn't be stated' while 显而易见 stresses 'plain to see'.
Example sentences
- 不言而喻。 Bùyánéryù.That goes without saying.