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
(Pinyin): fáng rén zhī xīn bùkě wú

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² mou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fáng rén zhī xīn bùkě wú
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fáng rén jhih sin bùkě wú
  - Wade–Giles: fang² jên² chih¹ hsin¹ pu⁴-kʻo³ wu²
  - Yale: fáng rén jr̄ syīn bù-kě wú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farng ren jy shin bukee wu
  - Palladius: фан жэнь чжи синь букэ у (fan žɛnʹ čži sinʹ bukɛ u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mou̯²¹/

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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