害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無

Chinese edit

		to harm people; to inflict suffering; to victimize	's; him/her/it; this	heart; mind	cannot; should not; must not	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be		You will not survive in life unless you are on guard against those would harm you.
trad. (害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無)		害人	之	心	不可	有	，	防人之心不可無
simp. (害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无)		害人	之	心	不可	有	，	防人之心不可无

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàirén zhī xīn bùkě yǒu, fángrén zhī xīn bùkě wú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² jau⁵, fong⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² mou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hàirén zhī xīn bùkě yǒu, fángrén zhī xīn bùkě wú [Phonetic: hàirénzhīxīnbùkéyǒu,fángrénzhīxīnbùkěwú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄈㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hàirén jhih sin bùkě yǒu, fángrén jhih sin bùkě wú
  - Wade–Giles: hai⁴-jên² chih¹ hsin¹ pu⁴-kʻo³ yu³, fang²-jên² chih¹ hsin¹ pu⁴-kʻo³ wu²
  - Yale: hài-rén jr̄ syīn bù-kě yǒu-, fáng-rén jr̄ syīn bù-kě wú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hayren jy shin bukee yeou, farngren jy shin bukee wu
  - Palladius: хайжэнь чжи синь букэ ю, фанжэнь чжи синь букэ у (xajžɛnʹ čži sinʹ bukɛ ju, fanžɛnʹ čži sinʹ bukɛ u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² jau⁵, fong⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ bat¹ ho² mou⁴
  - Yale: hoih yàhn jī sām bāt hó yáuh, fòhng yàhn jī sām bāt hó mòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi⁶ jan⁴ dzi¹ sam¹ bat⁷ ho² jau⁵, fong⁴ jan⁴ dzi¹ sam¹ bat⁷ ho² mou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ sem¹ bed¹ ho² yeo⁵, fong⁴ yen⁴ ji¹ sem¹ bed¹ ho² mou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ fɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mou̯²¹/

Proverb edit

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無

one should not try to harm others, but you should also be prudent and guard against those who harm you