若要人不知,除非己莫为 [ ruò yào rén bù zhī,hú fēi jǐ mò wéi ]

基本释义

要想人家不知道,除非自己不去做。指干了坏事终究要暴露。

出 处

汉·枚乘《上书谏吴王》:“欲人勿闻,莫若勿言;欲人勿知,莫若勿为。”

英文翻译

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.