to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda
( 別有用心 )
resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads
gōng fū bù fù yǒu xīn rén
Everything comes to him who waits.
( 功夫不負有心人 )
having a heart but no strength / strong in will but weak in power
( 有心無力 )
to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
( 有口無心 )
to talk without any intention of acting on it / empty prattle
( 有嘴無心 )
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
( 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 )
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / persistence will overcome
( 世上無難事，只怕有心人 )
yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn
to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)
( 言者無意，聽者有心 )
hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
( 害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無 )
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
( 天下無難事，只怕有心人 )
shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
( 神女有心，襄王無夢 )
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