慈悲为本 cí bēi wéi běn

DEFINITIONS

  1. mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

CHARACTERS

慈 cí
HSK 6
kind, charitable, benevolent
悲 bēi
HSK 5
sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
本 běn
HSK 1
root, origin, source; basis