How to Pronounce "what you don't know won't hurt you"
expression
WUHT yoo DON'T noh WOHT HURT yoo
WOT yoo DOHNT noh WOHT HURT yoo
Definition
This expression means that if someone doesn't know about a problem or truth, it won't worry or upset them. It suggests that ignorance can protect you from being hurt by something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhwət/, /ˈwət/ /ˈju/ /ˈdoʊn/, /ˈdoʊnt/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈwoʊnt/ /ˈhɝt/ /ˈju
British English
wˈɒt/ /jˈuː/ /dəʊnt/ /nˈəʊ/ /wəʊnt/ /hˈɜːt/ /jˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUHT yoo DON'T noh WOHT HURT yoo
UK
WOT yoo DOHNT noh WOHT HURT yoo
Listen in Context
What you don't know won't hurt you is something people say to avoid telling bad news.
He didn't tell his friend the secret because he believes what you don't know won't hurt you.
Some parents don't tell their kids everything because what you don't know won't hurt you.
Honestly, I just let it go—what you don't know won't hurt you.