害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 in English hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 , fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2 Meaning

Meanings

• refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

Pinyin

hai4 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 you3 , fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

害hai4to do harm to 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 心xin1heart 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 有you3to have ， 防fang2to protect 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 心xin1heart 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 无wu2not to have