See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil



See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Prov. Ignore any evil that you come in contact with; be virtuous even though there is evil around you. (Often represented by three monkeys, one of which is covering his eyes, one his ears, and one his mouth.) Jill: Do you have any idea why Fred is staying in the office so late every night? Jane: Not me. Like the three little monkeys, I see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
See also: evil, hear, see, speak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RoddyRAH-dee (English)English, Scottish
Abe[eib]
AsunAH-soonSpanish
SpritaSPREE-tahEsperanto
Golnar-Persian
Marcelinomahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese