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three wise monkeys

pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see/hear/speak no evil”, depicted as three monkeys
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Summary

three wise monkeys is a triad[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of triad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: artistic theme[3], maxim[4]
  • Commons category: The Three Monkeys[5]
  • Unicode character: 🙈[6], 🙉[7], 🙊[8]

Why It Matters

three wise monkeys has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → triad
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → artistic theme, maxim
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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