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言わずもがな
Hiragana
いわずもがな
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
言葉に出して言わないほうがよいこと、またそのさま / あらためて言うまでもなく明らかなこと、またそのさま
Easy Japanese Meaning
あきらかでわかりきっていて、わざわざ言うひつようがないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
不说为妙 / 不用说；不言而喻
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
毋庸置言 / 不言而喻 / 不說為妙
Korean Meaning
말하지 않는 편이 좋다 / 말할 필요도 없다 / 자명하다
Indonesian
lebih baik tidak diucapkan / tak perlu dikatakan / sudah jelas
Vietnamese Meaning
Không nói thì hơn; tốt hơn là đừng nói ra / Khỏi phải nói; điều hiển nhiên
Tagalog Meaning
mas mabuting huwag nang sabihin / hindi na kailangang sabihin / hindi na banggitin
Sense（1）
not even saying would be preferable (because not expressing it at all would be better)
Sense（2）
needless to say, not to mention, obvious (because it is already known)
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not even saying would be preferable (because not expressing it at all would be better) / needless to say, not to mention, obvious (because it is already known)
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言わずもがな
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His talent goes without saying.
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彼の才能は言わずもがなだ。
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