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但说无妨

dàn shuō wú fángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8c06221a345dda07. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

但說無妨 但说无妨 [dan4 shuo1 wu2 fang2] /there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 但說無妨

  • 但
    dàn

    but / yet / however / still / merely / only / just

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 妨
    fáng

    to hinder / (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm / (what) harm

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.