mén xīn zì wèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
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Original source entry:

捫心自問 扪心自问 [men2 xin1 zi4 wen4] /to ask oneself honestly/to search in one's heart/

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