恻怛之心 cè dá zhī xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 惻隱之心|恻隐之心[ce4 yin3 zhi1 xin1]

CHARACTERS

恻 cè feel anguish, feel compassion
怛 dá grieved, saddened; worried
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul