不怕念起，只怕觉迟不怕念起，只怕覺遲不怕念起，只怕覺遲

don't fear a thought arising, only fear realising late

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Having a bad thought now and then is not terrible; failing to notice and correct it is. Moral advice with Buddhist flavour.

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Simplified: 不怕念起，只怕觉迟
Traditional (Taiwan): 不怕念起，只怕覺遲
Pinyin: búpà niàn qǐ, zhǐpà jué chí
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ，ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄔˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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