良心发现 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulting in feeling remorse or making amends)

Character by character

• 良liánggood, virtuous, respectable
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 发fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now

Idioms sharing a character

• 喜结良缘 xǐ jié liáng yuán
• 丧尽天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng
• 坐失良机 zuò shī liáng jī
• 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng
• 广结良缘 guǎng jié liáng yuán
• 挚友良朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng
• 良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng
• 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ
• 良师益友 liáng shī yì yǒu
• 良心喂狗 liáng xīn wèi gǒu

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