How to Pronounce "what you don't know can't hurt you"
expression
WUHT yoo DOHNT noh KANT HURT yoo
WOT yoo DOHNT noh KAHNT HURT yoo
Definition
This expression means that if you are unaware of a problem or something bad, it cannot upset or harm you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhwət/, /ˈwət/ /ˈju/ /ˈdoʊn/, /ˈdoʊnt/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈkænt/ /ˈhɝt/ /ˈju
British English
wˈɒt/ /jˈuː/ /dəʊnt/ /nˈəʊ/ /kɑːnt/ /hˈɜːt/ /jˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUHT yoo DOHNT noh KANT HURT yoo
UK
WOT yoo DOHNT noh KAHNT HURT yoo
Listen in Context
Some people believe that what you don't know can't hurt you.
She did not tell him the bad news because what you don't know can't hurt you.
If you never find out, then what you don't know can't hurt you.
Honestly, I prefer not to know. What you don't know can't hurt you, right?