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捫心無愧

简扪心无愧 · 繁捫心無愧

Mandarin · pinyin mén xīn wú kuì

lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
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愧: kuì · ashamed, conscience-stricken
扪: mén · stoke, pat, feel by hand, grope
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–1–2–4 · men2 xin1 wu2 kui4

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mun4 sam1 mou4 kwai3

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