恻隐之心

النطق: cè yǐn zhī xīn المعنى الحرفي: Heart of compassionate concealment

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes the heart (心) of compassion (恻隐). It comes from Mencius, who argued this feeling of pain at others' suffering is innate to all humans, proving human nature is fundamentally good. The phrase represents the instinctive sympathy that arises when witnessing others' distress. Modern usage describes natural compassion and empathy, the moral intuition that responds to suffering and motivates benevolent action.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "His innate sense of compassion moved him to help the stranger."

الصينية: 他的恻隐之心促使他帮助陌生人。