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

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Child Words of 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 可 可 kě: can
• 害 害 hài: to do harm to
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 防 防 fáng: to protect
• 不可 不可 bù kě: cannot; should not; must not
• 害人 害人 hài rén: to harm sb