不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门
bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bù​pà​guǐ​qiāo​mén

to have a clear conscience

  • created sense approved 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门/不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 · bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bù​pà​guǐ​qiāo​mén · to have a clear conscience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 / 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門

    bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bù​pà​guǐ​qiāo​mén

    to have a clear conscience

    A proverb meaning that if one does not do anything wrong, they have no reason to fear being caught or punished.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to do 亏心事 (literal) → 亏心事/虧心事 · kuī​xīn​shì · shameful deed ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 敲门 (literal) → 敲门/敲門 · qiāo​mén · to knock on the door

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