「日防夜防，家賊難防」
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| Pronunciation： | jat6 fong4 je6 fong4 gaa1 caak6 naan4 fong4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
日 day; sun; daytime; shorthand for Japan; 24 hours 防 defend; to guard against; to prevent; defence 夜 night; night-time; late at night; far into the night 防 defend; to guard against; to prevent; defence 家 home; family 賊 thief; robber; thug 難 difficult; disaster; hard; catastrophe; calamity; suffering; generally, trouble 防 defend; to guard against; to prevent; defence |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
it is difficult to defend against a dishonest or treacherous insider, such as a hidden traitor and a spy; literally: one can defend night and day but it is hard to defend against a thief from one's own family
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