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不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門

简不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 · 繁不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門

Mandarin · pinyin bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
做: zuò · work, make; act
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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
敲: qiāo · strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
亏: kuī · lose, fail; damage; deficient
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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