防心摄行 — “Guard mind, control conduct”
防心摄行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to guard one's mind against improper thoughts and regulate one's conduct; to maintain self-discipline in both thought and action”. Literally, “Guard mind, control conduct”.
防心摄行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
防心摄行 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 防
- fáng防bù不jí及fáng防too late to prevent
- fáng防bù不shèng胜fáng防impossible to guard against all threats
- fáng防rén人zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防chuān川Suppressing public opinion is harder than blocking a river
- fáng防wēi微dù杜jiàn渐nip a problem in the bud
- fáng防wēi微dù杜xìn衅nip evil in the bud
- fáng防wēi微lǜ虑yuǎn远nip problems early, plan for future
- fáng防huàn患yú于wèi未rán然nip trouble in the bud
- fáng防huàn患wèi未rán然prevent trouble before it happens
- fáng防huàn患wèi未méng萌nip trouble in the bud
- fáng防yì意rú如chéng城Guard mind against selfish desires like a city
- fáng防mín民zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防chuān川
- fáng防mín民zhī之kǒu口，，shén甚yú于fáng防shuǐ水Suppressing public opinion is harder than blocking a flood
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What does 防心摄行 mean?
防心摄行 (fáng xīn shè xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to guard one's mind against improper thoughts and regulate one's conduct; to maintain self-discipline in both thought and action”.
How do you pronounce 防心摄行?
防心摄行 is pronounced fáng xīn shè xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 防心摄行 literally mean?
Literally, 防心摄行 means “Guard mind, control conduct”. It is used to mean “to guard one's mind against improper thoughts and regulate one's conduct; to maintain self-discipline in both thought and action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 防心摄行?
指防止杂念和注意言行。