疑心暗鬼
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 疑 | 心 | 暗 | 鬼 |
| ぎ Grade: 6 |
しん Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
き Grade: S |
Etymology
[edit]From Shiyou zazhi (師友雑志), a book by Song dynasty poet Lü Benzhong.[1] "Suspicion begets monsters".
Proverb
[edit]疑心暗鬼 • (gishin'anki)
- once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious.
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 疑 read as ぎ
- Japanese terms spelled with 心 read as しん
- Japanese terms spelled with 暗 read as あん
- Japanese terms spelled with 鬼 read as き
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proverbs
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 4 kanji