| 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 |
hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú |
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb) |
| 害 |
hài |
to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity |
| 害人 |
hài rén |
to harm sb / to inflict suffering / to victimize / pernicious |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 防 |
fáng |
to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不可 |
bù kě |
cannot; should not; must not |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |