人怕伤心，树怕伤根人怕傷心，樹怕傷根人怕傷心，樹怕傷根

people fear a wounded heart, trees fear wounded roots

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Emotional hurt is the most damaging to a person, as root damage is to a tree. Said to urge kindness.

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Simplified: 人怕伤心，树怕伤根
Traditional (Taiwan): 人怕傷心，樹怕傷根
Pinyin: rén pà shāngxīn, shù pà shāng gēn
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄤㄒㄧㄣ，ㄕㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄤㄍㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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