亏心事

虧心事

kuīxīnshì

noun #44,266

Measure Word

一件亏心事 jiàn

Meanings

1 something one is ashamed of
2 shameful deed
3 act that troubles one's conscience

Characters

to be deficient, owe

heart, conscience

Examples

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门。

Bù zuò kuīxīnshì, bù pà guǐ qiāo mén.

If you do nothing shameful, you don't fear ghosts knocking at the door.

他做了亏心事，心里一直不安。

Tā zuò le kuīxīnshì, xīn lǐ yīzhí bù'ān.

He did something shameful and has been uneasy ever since.

Tips

culture

The proverb 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 ('do no shameful deed, fear no ghost knocking at the door') is one of the most common usages — a guilty conscience is like inviting hauntings.

memory

亏心 literally = 'to shortchange the heart/conscience'. A 亏心事 is an act that owes a debt to your conscience.

Stroke Order

亏 kuī

心 xīn

事 shì