鬼由心生

guǐ yóu xīn shēng

Dictionary entry

devils are born in the heart (idiom)

What does 鬼由心生 mean?

鬼由心生 (guǐ yóu xīn shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1devils are born in the heart (idiom)

2fears originate in the mind

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鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 由yóuto follow · from 心xīnheart · mind 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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鬼由心生

guǐ yóu xīn shēng

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