人不犯我，我不犯人 — “I will not offend others unless they offend me first”
人不犯我，我不犯人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “I will not offend others unless they offend me first”. We won't attack unless attacked. Literally, “If people don't offend me, I don't offend them”.
人不犯我，我不犯人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
人不犯我，我不犯人 Character Breakdown
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Open the tool →Questions about 人不犯我，我不犯人
What does 人不犯我，我不犯人 mean?
人不犯我，我不犯人 (rén bù fàn wǒ ， wǒ bù fàn rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “I will not offend others unless they offend me first”.
How do you pronounce 人不犯我，我不犯人?
人不犯我，我不犯人 is pronounced rén bù fàn wǒ ， wǒ bù fàn rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人不犯我，我不犯人 literally mean?
Literally, 人不犯我，我不犯人 means “If people don't offend me, I don't offend them”. It is used to mean “I will not offend others unless they offend me first”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人不犯我，我不犯人?
犯：侵犯。人家不侵犯我，我也不侵犯人家。