疑心生暗鬼疑心生暗鬼疑心生暗鬼

suspicion breeds hidden ghosts

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Suspicion makes people imagine threats that aren't there. Like 'a guilty mind sees ghosts'.

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Simplified: 疑心生暗鬼
Pinyin: yíxīnshēngànguǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): yíxīnshēng'ànguǐ
Bopomofo: ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄕㄥㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

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