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平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

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Definitions

  1. 1. He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
  2. 2. Rest with a clear conscience.

Child Words of 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

亏心
kuī xīn

a guilty conscience

平
píng

flat

惊
jīng

to startle

敲
qiāo

to hit

半
bàn

half

不
bù

no; not so

夜
yè

night

做
zuò

to make; to produce

心事
xīn shì

a load on one's mind

心
xīn

heart

半夜
bàn yè

midnight

事
shì

matter

门
mén

gate

敲门
qiāo mén

to knock on a door

平生
píng shēng

all one's life

亏
kuī

deficiency

生
shēng

to be born

亏心事
kuī xīn shì

shameful deed