拼音:fáng mín zhī kǒu,shèn yú fáng chuān
注音:ㄈㄤˊㄇㄧㄣˊㄓㄩˊㄈㄤˊㄔㄨㄢ
解释:防:阻止;甚:超过。阻止人民进行批评的危害,比堵塞河川引起的水患还要严重。指不让人民说话,必有大害。
出处:《国语·周语上》:“防民之口,甚于防川,川壅而溃,伤人必多,民亦如之。是故为川者,决之使导;为民者,宣之使言。”
英语:It will cause more harm to stop the free flow of people's thoughts than to stop that of the rivers.
西周时期,周厉王特别残暴,劭公劝告周厉王不要太过分,周厉王于是派人到路上去监视百姓的言行,使得人们只能道路以目。劭公叹息道,防民之口,甚于防川的做法太过分,是行不通的。没过多久,愤怒的人们起来将周厉王赶下台。
Prevent: prevent; Very: more than. The harm of preventing people from criticizing is even more serious than the flood caused by blocking rivers. It means that not letting the people speak will do great harm.
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