平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊
píng​shēng​bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bàn​yè​qiāo​mén​xīn​bù​jīng

rest with a clear conscience

  • created sense approved 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊/平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 · píng​shēng​bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bàn​yè​qiāo​mén​xīn​bù​jīng · rest with a clear conscience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 / 平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚

    píng​shēng​bù​zuò​kuī​xīn​shì​bàn​yè​qiāo​mén​xīn​bù​jīng

    rest with a clear conscience

    Literally "if one does no wrong during one's life, a knock at the door at midnight will not cause alarm"; a clear conscience is the best protection from fear.

    平生 (literal) → 平生 · píng​shēng · one's entire life 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) 半夜 (literal) → 半夜 · bàn​yè · midnight 敲门 (literal) → 敲门/敲門 · qiāo​mén · to knock on the door 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · heart 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to be startled

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