言いうにや及およぶ

expression

needless to say; it goes without saying

Archaic expression meaning 'it is needless to say' or 'it goes without saying'. Not used in modern Japanese; equivalent to modern 言うまでもない.

• 古こ典てんでは「言いうにや及およぶ」と記しるされ、言いうまでもない意いを表あらわした。

  In classical texts, '言うにや及ぶ' was written to mean 'it goes without saying'.