非诚勿扰

非誠勿擾

fēichéngwùrǎo

phrase

Meanings

1 serious inquiries only
2 no time-wasters (set phrase in personal ads)
3 If You Are the One (Jiangsu TV dating show, 2010–2021; also Feng Xiaogang film, 2008)

Characters

Examples

广告最后一句是"非诚勿扰"。

Guǎnggào zuìhòu yī jù shì " fēichéngwùrǎo ".

The ad ends with 'serious inquiries only'.

《非诚勿扰》是江苏卫视的经典相亲节目。

《 Fēichéngwùrǎo 》 shì Jiāngsū wèishì de jīngdiǎn xiāngqīn jiémù.

If You Are the One is Jiangsu TV's classic matchmaking show.

Tips

usage

Classical-flavoured set phrase: 非 'if not' + 诚 'sincere' + 勿 'don't' + 扰 'disturb' → 'if not sincere, do not disturb'. Standard at the end of personal ads, rental listings, and selling posts. Jiangsu TV borrowed it as the title for its matchmaking show; Feng Xiaogang's 2008 film used it first in pop culture.

culture

The TV show (2010–2021, hosted by 孟非) ran a wall of 24 female contestants who turned their lights off to reject a male suitor. Phrases from the show — 宁愿坐在宝马车里哭 ('I'd rather cry in a BMW') — became national memes.

In Pop Culture

非诚勿扰 Fēichéngwùrǎo

If You Are the One

2008 Feng Xiaogang romantic comedy starring Ge You and Shu Qi — the film that popularised the phrase before the TV show adopted it.

Stroke Order

非 fēi

诚 chéng

勿 wù

扰 rǎo