防人之心不可無

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 ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fáng rén zhī xīn bùkě wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farng ren jy shin bukee wu
    • IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵/
• 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/

Proverb

防人之心不可無

1. You will not survive in life unless you are on guard against those would harm you.