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

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无

不
bù

no; not so

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

人
rén

person; people

可
kě

can

害
hài

to do harm to

心
xīn

heart

有
yǒu

to have; there is

无
wú

not to have

防
fáng

to protect

不可
bù kě

cannot; should not; must not

害人
hài rén

to harm sb