人心惟危
rén​xīn​wéi​wēi

human hearts are unfathomable

  • created sense approved 人心惟危 · rén​xīn​wéi​wēi · human hearts are unfathomable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人心惟危

    rén​xīn​wéi​wēi

    human hearts are unfathomable

    Literary expression for the idea that human hearts are treacherous and easily clouded by selfish desires; usually paired with [[道心惟微|道心惟微|dao4 xin1 wei2 wei1]] in the Classic of History to suggest that the human mind is precarious and unstable

    rén​xīn​wéi​wéi

    人心 (literal) → 人心 · rén​xīn · human mind 惟 (literal) → 惟 · wéi · to be 危 (literal) → 危 · wēi · dangerous

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