没说的 (méi shuō de) — to be flawless; to be excellent; to go without saying; to be understood without discussion

Definition

没说的 is a fixed colloquial phrase covering two related uses: praising something as flawless/excellent, and signaling 'it goes without saying' as a casual agreement before a statement.

verb
to be flawlessto be excellentto go without sayingto be understood without discussion

Examples

  • 没说的，。
    Tā de rén pǐn zhēn shì méi shuō de, dà jiā dōu pèi fú.
    His moral character is truly beyond reproach; everyone admires him.
  • 没说的，。
    méi shuō de, Zhè cì de gōng láo yīng gāi guī tā.
    It goes without saying that the credit for this should go to him.
  • ，没说的，。
    Nǐ bāng le zhè me dà de máng, wǒ méi shuō de, suí shí jiào wǒ.
    You've helped me so much — no need to say more, just call me anytime.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 沒; 没 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬛
𠬛𠬛沒mò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 沒 pairs 水 (water) with 𠬛 as a sound part; this note is about 沒, not the simplified 没.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 說; 说 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì說shuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 說 pairs 言 (meaning) with 兌 (sound); the simplified 说 is not the form described here.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

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