mén​xīn

to examine one's conscience

  • created reference approved 扪心/捫心 → 抚心/撫心 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扪心 / 捫心 mén​xīn

    抚心 / 撫心 fǔ​xīn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 扪心/捫心 · mén​xīn · to examine one's conscience — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扪心 / 捫心

    mén​xīn

    to examine one's conscience

    To touch or place a hand on one's chest, indicating self-reflection or an examination of one's own conscience.

    扪 (literal) → 扪/捫 · mén · to touch 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · heart

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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