speak-no-evil monkey
speak-no-evil monkey meaning
A monkey covering its mouth — Iwazaru, the third of the three wise monkeys. It means keeping quiet: holding a secret, biting your tongue, or refusing to say the thing you are obviously thinking.
Meaning
A monkey covering its mouth — Iwazaru, the third of the three wise monkeys. It means keeping quiet: holding a secret, biting your tongue, or refusing to say the thing you are obviously thinking. It is a frequent companion to gossip, marking the moment you decide not to repeat something, and it also serves as a playful "oops, I have said too much."
How to use it
- I know something but I am saying nothing 🙊
- Not my secret to tell 🙊
- I probably should not have mentioned that 🙊
How it looks
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | praat geen kwaad nie |
| አማርኛ | ምንም ክፉ አልናገርም |
| العربية | قرد يحجب الكلام |
| অসমীয়া | বেয়া কথা নোকোৱা বান্দৰ |
| azərbaycan | pis danışmıram |
| башҡорт | ауыҙын япҡан маймыл |
| беларуская | нічога не скажу |
| български | „не знам“ |
| বাংলা | কোনো খারাপ কথা বলব না |
| bosanski | ne govorim |
| català | mona que no parla |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏂᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬᎾ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ |
| čeština | opička „nic nepovím“ |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | никама та нимӗн те каламастӑп |
| Cymraeg | siarad dim drwg |
| Deutsch | sich den Mund zuhaltendes Affengesicht |
| dolnoserbšćina | se gubu zaźaržujuca nałpa |
| Ελληνικά | κάνω πως δεν μιλώ |
| English | speak-no-evil monkey |
| español | mono con la boca tapada |
| eesti | kaetud suuga ahv |
| euskara | gauza txarrik esan nahi ez duen tximua |
| فارسی | میمون شرنگو |
| suomi | en puhu pahaa |
| Filipino | huwag magsalita nang masama |
| føroyskt | apuandlit við hondunum yvir munninum |
| français | singe ne rien dire |
| Gaeilge | moncaí nach ndeir aon olc |
| Gàidhlig | muncaidh nach can olc |
| galego | mono coa boca tapada |
| ગુજરાતી | ખરાબ બોલશો નહીં |
| Hausa | iri na kada a faɗi sharri |
| עברית | לא דיברתי |
| हिन्दी | बुरा मत बोलो, गांधी जी का बन्दर |
| hrvatski | majmun koji ne govori ništa loše |
| hornjoserbšćina | wopica, kiž sej hubu zadźerži |
| magyar | nem szólok semmit |
| հայերեն | չարություն չասող կապիկ |
| Indonesia | tidak bicara |
| íslenska | api heldur fyrir munn |
| italiano | non parlo |
| 日本語 | 言わざる |
| Jawa | munyuk aja omong sing ala |
| ქართული | ართქმა |
| қазақ тілі | аузын жауып тұрған маймыл |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اۋزىن جاۋىپ تۇرعان مايمىل |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្វាយកដៃខ្ទប់ច្រមុះ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಯಾವುದೇ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡಬೇಡ |
| 한국어 | 입을 막고 있는 원숭이 |
| कोंकणी | वायट उलोवचें न्हय माकोड |
| кыргызча | оозуман жаман сөз чыкпасын |
| ລາວ | ລີງປິດປາກ |
| lietuvių | užsidengusi burną beždžionė |
| latviešu | neko nesaku |
| македонски | мајмун со покриена уста |
| മലയാളം | മോശമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ പറയരുത് |
| монгол | муу үйлийг хэлэхгүй |
| मराठी | वाईट बोलू नये सांगणारे वानर |
| Melayu | monyet tutup mulut |
| မြန်မာ | မကောင်းတာကို မပြောလို |
| नेपाली | कुनै-नचाहिने कुरा-बोल्दैन |
| Nederlands | geen kwaad spreken |
| norsk | sier ingenting ondt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖରାପ କଥା କହୁନଥିବା ମାଙ୍କଡ଼ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੁਰਾ ਨਾ ਬੋਲੋ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mọnkí Wé Nọ́ Wán Tọ́k Bád Tin |
| polski | małpa zasłaniająca pyszczek |
| پښتو | غږېدل بریښنايي بندر |
| português | macaco que não fala nada |
| rumantsch | schimgia che tegna la bucca |
| română | nu spun nimic rău |
| русский | ничего никому не скажу |
| سنڌي | ڪا-شيطاني-نه-ڳالهايو وارو ڀولڙو |
| တႆး | လိင်းဢိုတ်းသူပ်း |
| සිංහල | නරක දේවල් කථා නොකරන්න |
| slovenčina | nehovorím zlo |
| slovenščina | opica, ki ničesar ne govori |
| Soomaali | aan la hadleynin daanyeer xun |
| shqip | mos fol gjëra të këqija |
| српски | не говори зло |
| srpski | ne govori zlo |
| svenska | apa säger inget |
| Kiswahili | nyani aliyefunika mdomo kwa mikono |
| தமிழ் | தீயவற்றைப் பேசக்கூடாது என்பதை உணர்த்தும் குரங்கு |
| తెలుగు | చెడు మాట్లాడకు అని సూచించే కోతి |
| ไทย | ลิงปิดปาก |
| ትግርኛ | ኩፉእ ኣይተዛርበኒ ዝብል ህበይ |
| türkmen dili | gürlemedim-bilmedim maýmyn |
| lea fakatonga | ngeli ʻikai lea kovi |
| Türkçe | bilmiyorum |
| українська | мавпа, що не говорить |
| اردو | منہ کو ہاتھوں سے بند کیے بندر |
| o‘zbek | yomonlikni gapirmaydigan maymun |
| Tiếng Việt | khỉ không nói điều xấu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ọbọ Masọ ibi |
| 粵語 | 唔講野嘅馬騮 |
| 粤语 | 唔讲野嘅马骝 |
| 中文 | 非礼勿言 |
| 繁體中文 | 非禮勿言 |
| isiZulu | ukungakhulumi okubi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F64A
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :speak_no_evil:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the speak-no-evil monkey emoji (🙊) mean?
- A monkey covering its mouth — Iwazaru, the third of the three wise monkeys. It means keeping quiet: holding a secret, biting your tongue, or refusing to say the thing you are obviously thinking.
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