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慈悲为本

cíbēiwéiběn

Traditional: 慈悲為本

mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

Character Breakdown

慈
cí
gentle, humane, kind, merciful
HSK 6
悲
bēi
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
HSK 5
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1

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