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what does "see no evil, hear no evil" mean?
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" is a common phrase, usually used to describe someone who doesn’t want to be involved in a situation.
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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" is a common phrase, usually used to describe someone who doesn’t want to be involved in a situation.
It is much more a moral instruction to avoid evil by not seeing, hearing or speaking evil.

It comes from the Chinese, and is pictorialized in the Three Wise Monkeys: speak no evil*** see no evil*** hear no evil
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