疑心暗鬼を生ず Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit Japanese edit Kanji in this term 疑 心 暗 鬼 生 ぎ Grade: 6 しん Grade: 2 あん Grade: 3 き Grade: S しょう Grade: 1 Etymology edit “Suspicion begets monsters”.

Proverb edit 疑ぎ心しん暗あん鬼きを生しょうず • (gishin'anki o shōzu)

once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious References edit “疑心暗鬼を生ず”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Literally, “suspicion begets monsters”. From Shiyou zazhi (師友雑志), a book by Song dynasty poet Lü Benzhong.[1]

Pronunciation edit IPA(key): [ɡʲiɕĩɰ̃ã̠ŋʲkʲi] Proverb edit 疑ぎ心しん暗あん鬼き • (gishin'anki)

once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious References edit