防人之心不可無
See also: 防人之心不可无
Chinese
to protect; to defend; to guard (against) man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this heart; mind cannot; should not; must not not have trad. (防人之心不可無) 防 人 之 心 不可 無 simp. (防人之心不可无) 防 人 之 心 不可 无
Etymology
Literally: One must not lack a heart that is on guard.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangr ren jy shin bu4kee wu
- IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: fong4 jan4 zi1 sam1 bat1 ho2 mou4
- Yale: fòhng yàhn jī sām bāt hó mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong4 jan4 dzi1 sam1 bat7 ho2 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: fong4 yen4 ji1 sem1 bed1 ho2 mou4
- IPA (key): /fɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Proverb
防人之心不可無
- You will not survive in life unless you are on guard against those would harm you.
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