人心隔肚皮

kimiik

October 01, 2008, 08:15 AM posted in General Discussion

This expression is typical of the chinese thinking but has different interpretations :

Literally:

The heart is separate from the belly

In the ABC dictionary :

人心隔肚皮 (rénxīn gé dùpí) People should always be on guard against one another.

In wiktionary :

1. keep one's thoughts to oneself
2. keep one's thoughts close to one's breast
3. to not reveal what one is thinking

chengyu.org & zdic.net

谓人的心思难以猜测。 It's difficult to understand one's thought.