諺語 · a single proverb
公道自在人心
What does 公道自在人心 (gōng dào zì zài rén xīn) mean?
公道自在人心 (gōng dào zì zài rén xīn) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "justice is naturally in the human heart." In use it means: People's hearts naturally know what is fair; justice lives in human consciousness. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Earth note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Dragon.
Literally: "justice is naturally in the human heart."
The reading
The judgment of the crowd is not always just but the deep human instinct toward fairness is persistent, even when it is suppressed. What is genuinely right carries a resonance that ordinary people can sense without having studied the law, and those who act in accord with it tend to find the world's quiet majority on their side eventually. Justice is not invented; it is recognized.
What kind of proverb it is
Source Traditional Chinese folk saying
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Keep reading
Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Harmony, Virtue & Balance, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Dragon, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.
Questions
Is 公道自在人心 a real Chinese proverb?
Yes. 公道自在人心 (gōng dào zì zài rén xīn) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語), and it comes from Traditional Chinese folk saying. It is living Chinese heritage, given here with per-character pinyin and its source so you can trust the line, not a phrase invented in English.
How do you pronounce 公道自在人心?
In Mandarin it is gōng dào zì zài rén xīn. Read the pinyin above each character to follow the tones, or press the speaker beside the calligraphy to hear your browser read 公道自在人心 aloud in Mandarin.