Usage of the character 平

P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道 ( Píng'ānnándào) and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道 ( Píng'ānběidào) of North Korea

Píngdìngxiàn

平定县

[平定縣]

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉／阳泉 ( Yángquán), Shanxi

tàipíngjiān

太平间

[太平間]

mortuary
morgue

shuǐpíngzhóu

水平轴

[水平軸]

horizontal shaft
horizontal axis (math.)

píngdìmù

平地木

[平地木]

(TCM) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

Píngtángxiàn

平塘县

[平塘縣]

Pingtang county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

ādìpíng

阿的平

[阿的平]

atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis

píngjūnshù

平均数

[平均數]

mean (statistics)

píngliúcéng

平流层

[平流層]

stratosphere

Zhāopíngxiàn

昭平县

[昭平縣]

Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Mùpíngqū

牟平区

[牟平區]

Muping district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong

Píngyáoxiàn

平遥县

[平遙縣]

Pingyao county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi

Tàipíngqū

太平区

[太平區]

Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

Dōngpíngxiàn

东平县

[東平縣]

Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安 ( Tài'ān), Shandong

Píngshùnxiàn

平顺县

[平順縣]

Pingshun county, Shanxi

Píngqiáo Qū

平桥区

[平橋區]

Pingqiao District of Xinyang city 信陽市／信阳市 ( Xìnyáng Shì), Henan

Píngjiāngxiàn

平江县

[平江縣]

Pingjiang county in Yueyang 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Pínggǔ Qū

平谷区

[平谷區]

Pinggu, a district of Beijing

Xīnpíngxiàn

新平县

[新平縣]

Xinping Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Chāngpíng Qū

昌平区

[昌平區]

Changping, a district of Beijing

fùpíngmiàn

复平面

[複平面]

complex plane

Zhènpíngxiàn

镇平县

[鎮平縣]

Zhenping county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

Jiǎ Píngwā

贾平凹

[賈平凹]

Jia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist

Gāopíng Shì

高平市

[高平市]

Gaoping, a county-level city in Jincheng City 晉城市／晋城市 ( Jìnchéng Shì), Shanxi
Cao Bang, a city in northern Vietnam

Xí Jìnpíng

习近平

[習近平]

Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013

Píngyúxiàn

平舆县

[平輿縣]

Pingyu county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

wéihùhépíng

维护和平

[維護和平]

to uphold peace

píngquáncuòshī

平权措施

[平權措施]

affirmative action

yāpíngshēngyùn

押平声韵

[押平聲韻]

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲／平声)

ruǎnjiànpíngtái

软件平台

[軟件平臺]

software platform

Píng'ānshídài

平安时代

[平安時代]

Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

Tàipíng Guǎngjì

太平广记

[太平廣記]

Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

xī Tàipíng Yáng

西太平洋

[西太平洋]

the western Pacific Ocean

Tàipínggōngzhǔ

太平公主

[太平公主]

Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty

Huáběi Píngyuán

华北平原

[華北平原]

North China Plain

wénhuàshuǐpíng

文化水平

[文化水平]

educational level

xiānjìnshuǐpíng

先进水平

[先進水平]

advanced level

Píngjīn Zhànyì

平津战役

[平津戰役]

Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

yìngjiànpíngtái

硬件平台

[硬件平臺]

hardware platform

hépíngtánpàn

和平谈判

[和平談判]

peace negotiations

gēwǔshēngpíng

歌舞升平

[歌舞昇平]

lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity

píngděnghùlì

平等互利

[平等互利]

mutual benefit
to share profits equitably

gōngpíngjìngzhēng

公平竞争

[公平競爭]

fair competition

píngbǎnzhīchēng

平板支撑

[平板支撐]

plank (exercise)

Rìjīngpíngjūn

日经平均

[日經平均]

Nikkei 225 stock market index

píngxīn'érlùn

平心而论

[平心而論]

(idiom) in all fairness; objectively speaking

píngdànwúqí

平淡无奇

[平淡無奇]

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

shēngpíngjiǎnjiè

生平简介

[生平簡介]

biographic sketch

shēnghuóshuǐpíng

生活水平

[生活水平]

living standards

gōngpíngmàoyì

公平贸易

[公平貿易]

fair trade

zǒngpíngmiàntú

总平面图

[總平面圖]

general layout
site plan

jiāquánpíngjūn

加权平均

[加權平均]

weighted average

Dōng Oū Píngyuán

东欧平原

[東歐平原]

East European Plain

yìyùbùpíng

抑郁不平

[抑鬱不平]

in a state of depression (idiom)

bùpíngzémíng

不平则鸣

[不平則鳴]

where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
man will cry out against injustice

hépíngtèshǐ

和平特使

[和平特使]

peace envoy

jìnglìpínghéng

静力平衡

[靜力平衡]

static equilibrium

rèdòngpínghéng

热动平衡

[熱動平衡]

thermodynamic equilibrium

bàodǎbùpíng

抱打不平

[抱打不平]

see 打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)

shèhuìpíngděng

社会平等

[社會平等]

social equality

píngfāngyīngchǐ

平方英尺

[平方英尺]

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

sìpíngbāwěn

四平八稳

[四平八穩]

everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

hépíngtiáoyuē

和平条约

[和平條約]

peace treaty

píngmiànqūxiàn

平面曲线

[平面曲線]

(math.) plane curve

píngtóubǎixìng

平头百姓

[平頭百姓]

common people; ordinary people

sùmèipíngshēng

素昧平生

[素昧平生]

(idiom) to have never met sb before; entirely unacquainted

liǎngxìngpíngděng

两性平等

[兩性平等]

equality between the sexes

Xīpíngshíjīng

熹平石经

[熹平石經]

Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)

píngjūnshōurù

平均收入

[平均收入]

average income

shìjièhépíng

世界和平

[世界和平]

world peace

píngbùqīngyún

平步青云

[平步青雲]

to rapidly go up in the world
meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc)

píngqǐpíngzuò

平起平坐

[平起平坐]

to be on an equal footing

fēngpínglàngjìng

风平浪静

[風平浪靜]

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
all is quiet
a dead calm (at sea)

píngmiànjǐhé

平面几何

[平面幾何]

plane geometry

suànshùpíngjūn

算术平均

[算術平均]

arithmetic mean (math.)

jiǎopíngfēnxiàn

角平分线

[角平分線]

angle bisector

Chángpíngzhī Zhàn

长平之战

[長平之戰]

Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍／秦军 ( Qínjūn) encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000

hépínghuìtán

和平会谈

[和平會談]

peace talks
peace discussions

píngmiànshèjì

平面设计

[平面設計]

graphic design

shuǐpíngwěiyì

水平尾翼

[水平尾翼]

(aviation) tailplane; horizontal stabilizer

sìhǎishēngpíng

四海升平

[四海昇平]

(idiom) the whole world is at peace

Píng'ānnándào

平安南道

[平安南道]

South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea

chōngjīpíngyuán

冲积平原

[沖積平原]

alluvial plain

píngyōngzhībèi

平庸之辈

[平庸之輩]

a nobody
a nonentity

shēngpíngshìjì

生平事迹

[生平事跡]

lifetime achievements

Lüsèhépíng

绿色和平

[綠色和平]

Greenpeace (environmental network)

yīmǎpíngchuān

一马平川

[一馬平川]

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

suōwēipíngpiàn

缩微平片

[縮微平片]

microfiche

Sānjiāngpíngyuán

三江平原

[三江平原]

Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) or Amur, Songhua 松花江 ( Sōnghuājiāng), Ussuri 烏蘇里江／乌苏里江 ( Wūsūlǐjiāng)

píngjūnshòumìng

平均寿命

[平均壽命]

life expectancy

nánnüpíngděng

男女平等

[男女平等]

equality of the sexes

dǎchéngpíngshǒu

打成平手

[打成平手]

to draw (a competition)
to fight to a standstill

píngxínggōngshè

平行公设

[平行公設]

the parallel postulate (geometry)
Euclid's fifth postulate

chípíngzhīlùn

持平之论

[持平之論]

fair argument
unbiased view

dōng Tàipíngyáng

东太平洋

[東太平洋]

east Pacific

píngdìqǐjiā

平地起家

[平地起家]

to start from scratch (idiom)

zuānjǐngpíngtái

钻井平台

[鑽井平台]

(oil) drilling platform

bùwěnpínghéng

不稳平衡

[不穩平衡]

unstable equilibrium

yìngyòngpíngtái

应用平台

[應用平台]

application platform (computing)

xuéshùshuǐpíng

学术水平

[學術水平]

academic level

hépíngtǒngyī

和平统一

[和平統一]

peaceful reunification

píngxíngjìsuàn

平行计算

[平行計算]

(Tw) parallel computing

mínzúpíngděng

民族平等

[民族平等]

equality of ethnic groups

píngjūnzhǔyì

平均主义

[平均主義]

egalitarianism

āotūbùpíng

凹凸不平

[凹凸不平]

(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)

Píng'ān Shéngōng

平安神宫

[平安神宮]

Heian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan

Tàipíng Tiānguó

太平天国

[太平天國]

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

píngbǎnshǒujī

平板手机

[平板手機]

phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet)
CL:台 (tái)

Xiàngbā Píngcuò

向巴平措

[向巴平措]

Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010

yīlùpíng'ān

一路平安

[一路平安]

to have a pleasant journey
Bon voyage!

yǒngjiǔhépíng

永久和平

[永久和平]

lasting peace
enduring peace

fùshùpíngmiàn

复数平面

[複數平面]

(math.) complex plane; Argand plane

Sōngliáo Píngyuán

松辽平原

[松遼平原]

Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原／东北平原 ( Dōngběi Píngyuán)

Huán Tàipíngyáng

环太平洋

[環太平洋]

Pacific Rim

píngyōngzhī'è

平庸之恶

[平庸之惡]

(philosophy) banal evil

Píng'ānběidào

平安北道

[平安北道]

North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning

suìsuìpíng'ān

岁岁平安

[歲歲平安]

May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)

fènfènbùpíng

忿忿不平

[忿忿不平]

variant of 憤憤不平／愤愤不平 (fènfènbùpíng)

fènfènbùpíng

愤愤不平

[憤憤不平]

to feel indignant
to feel aggrieved

píngyìjìnrén

平易近人

[平易近人]

amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple
easy to understand

hépíngzhǔyì

和平主义

[和平主義]

pacifism

yíwéipíngdì

夷为平地

[夷為平地]

to level
to raze to the ground

píngfāngqiānmǐ

平方千米

[平方千米]

square kilometer

píngpūzhíxù

平铺直叙

[平鋪直敘]

(idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style

píngděngzhǔyì

平等主义

[平等主義]

egalitarianism

píngbáiwúgù

平白无故

[平白無故]

(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably

Tàipíng Yùlǎn

太平御览

[太平御覽]

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉 ( Lǐ Fǎng), 1000 scrolls

xīsōngpíngcháng

稀松平常

[稀鬆平常]

(idiom) nothing special; ordinary

tiānxiàtàipíng

天下太平

[天下太平]

the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

Píngdǐngshān Shì

平顶山市

[平頂山市]

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 ( Hénán Shěng)

zhìxìnshuǐpíng

置信水平

[置信水平]

confidence level (math.)

tàipíngshèngshì

太平盛世

[太平盛世]

peace and prosperity (idiom)

fěnshìtàipíng

粉饰太平

[粉飾太平]

to pretend that everything is going well

píngbǎndiànnǎo

平板电脑

[平板電腦]

tablet computer
CL:台 (tái)

píngpíngchángcháng

平平常常

[平平常常]

nothing out of the ordinary
unglamorous

gōngpíngjiāoyì

公平交易

[公平交易]

fair dealing

gōngpínghélǐ

公平合理

[公平合理]

fair
equitable

xiǎotàipíngniǎo

小太平鸟

[小太平鳥]

(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

píngfēnqiūsè

平分秋色

[平分秋色]

to both share the limelight
to both have an equal share of

kǎnkěbùpíng

坎坷不平

[坎坷不平]

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

píngxíngshíkōng

平行时空

[平行時空]

parallel universe

xīnpíngqìhé

心平气和

[心平氣和]

tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress

píngfānggōnglǐ

平方公里

[平方公里]

square kilometer

Guānzhōng Píngyuán

关中平原

[關中平原]

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

wǎnglùpíngtái

网路平台

[網路平台]

network platform

píng'ānwúshì

平安无事

[平安無事]

safe and sound (idiom)

chūrùpíng'ān

出入平安

[出入平安]

lit. peace when you come or go
peace wherever you go

Dōngběi Píngyuán

东北平原

[東北平原]

Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain

hépínggòngchǔ

和平共处

[和平共處]

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

píngjūnjìliàng

平均剂量

[平均劑量]

average dose

fēipínghéngtài

非平衡态

[非平衡態]

unbalance
disequilibrium

dǎbàobùpíng

打抱不平

[打抱不平]

(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice

hépíngjiějué

和平解决

[和平解決]

peace settlement
peaceful solution

tàipíngshēnshì

太平绅士

[太平紳士]

Justice of the Peace (JP)

Zhànzhēngyǔ Hépíng

战争与和平

[戰爭與和平]

War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰／托尔斯泰

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋周邊]

variant of 太平洋週邊／太平洋周边 ( Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān), Pacific Rim

píngtáijífúwù

平台即服务

[平台即服務]

(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)

shí'èrpíngjūnlü

十二平均律

[十二平均律]

equal temperament

yīwǎnshuǐduānpíng

一碗水端平

[一碗水端平]

lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
fig. to be impartial

zhòuyèpíngfēndiǎn

昼夜平分点

[晝夜平分點]

the equinox

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋週邊]

Pacific Rim

píngfāngfǎnbǐlü

平方反比律

[平方反比律]

inverse square law (physics)

chéngzhènhuàshuǐpíng

城镇化水平

[城鎮化水平]

urbanization level (of a city or town)

Línkèpíng Dàxué

林克平大学

[林克平大學]

Linköping University, Sweden

bùpíngděngtiáoyuē

不平等条约

[不平等條約]

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

píngjūnchéngběnfǎ

平均成本法

[平均成本法]

(finance) dollar cost averaging

suànshùpíngjūnshù

算术平均数

[算術平均數]

arithmetic mean

tiáohépíngjūnshù

调和平均数

[調和平均數]

harmonic mean

shōuzhīpínghéngdiǎn

收支平衡点

[收支平衡點]

break-even point

yídòngpíngjūnxiàn

移动平均线

[移動平均線]

moving average (in financial analysis)

píngdìqǐfēngbō

平地起风波

[平地起風波]

trouble appearing from nowhere
unforeseen situation

Dèng Xiǎopíng Lǐlùn

邓小平理论

[鄧小平理論]

Deng Xiaoping Theory
Dengism
the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control

Tàipíng Yángqiánniǎo

太平洋潜鸟

[太平洋潛鳥]

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

Tàipíng Yáng Zhànzhēng

太平洋战争

[太平洋戰爭]

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

dīpínghuǒshānkǒu

低平火山口

[低平火山口]

maar

píngfāngpíngjūnshù

平方平均数

[平方平均數]

root mean square (RMS)
quadratic root

zuìxiǎopíngfāngfǎ

最小平方法

[最小平方法]

method of least squares (math.) (Tw)

píngxíngsìbiānxíng

平行四边形

[平行四邊形]

parallelogram

jǐhépíngjūnshù

几何平均数

[幾何平均數]

geometric mean

píngjūnzhídìnglǐ

平均值定理

[平均值定理]

the mean value theorem (in calculus)

gōngpíngshěnpànquán

公平审判权

[公平審判權]

the right to a fair trial

píngxíngliùmiàntǐ

平行六面体

[平行六面體]

(math.) parallelepiped

Píngxíngguān Dàjié

平型关大捷

[平型關大捷]

Great Victory at Pingxing Pass, ambush of Japanese troops by Communist forces on September 25, 1937 at 平型關／平型关 ( Píngxíngguān)

Tàipíng Tiānguó Qǐyì

太平天国起义

[太平天國起義]

Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全 ( Hóng Xiùquán), who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國／太平天国 ( Tàipíng Tiānguó), resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties

Nuòbèi'ěr Hépíngjiǎng

诺贝尔和平奖

[諾貝爾和平獎]

Nobel Peace Prize

píngfāngfǎnbǐdìnglü

平方反比定律

[平方反比定律]

inverse-square law (physics)

Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Hǎilóng

东太平洋海隆

[東太平洋海隆]

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì

汉语水平考试

[漢語水平考試]

HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Lóngqǐ

东太平洋隆起

[東太平洋隆起]

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

Rìjīngpíngjūnzhǐshù

日经平均指数

[日經平均指數]

Nikkei 225 stock market index

Suǒ'ěrzībólǐpíngyuán

索尔兹伯里平原

[索爾茲伯里平原]

Salisbury plain

jīběnduōwénzhǒngpíngmiàn

基本多文种平面

[基本多文種平面]

basic multilingual plane (BMP)

wànzhànggāolóupíngdìqǐ

万丈高楼平地起

[萬丈高樓平地起]

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
great oaks from little acorns grow

yídòngpíngjūnxiànzhǐbiāo

移动平均线指标

[移動平均線指標]

moving average index (used in financial analysis)

Tàipíng Yáng Liánhé Tiělù

太平洋联合铁路

[太平洋聯合鐵路]

Union Pacific Railroad

Pǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì

普通话水平测试

[普通話水平測試]

Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994

guójìhépíngjījīnhuì

国际和平基金会

[國際和平基金會]

international peace foundation

Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìzhèndài

环太平洋地震带

[環太平洋地震帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

Huán Tàipíngyáng Huǒshāndài

环太平洋火山带

[環太平洋火山帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

Jiānádà Tàipíngyáng Tiělù

加拿大太平洋铁路

[加拿大太平洋鐵路]

Canadian Pacific Railway

hépínggòngchǔwǔxiàngyuánzé

和平共处五项原则

[和平共處五項原則]

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India

yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ

一波未平，一波又起

[一波未平，一波又起]

before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
many twists and turns to a story
one thing after another

lùjiànbùpíng,bádāoxiāngzhù

路见不平，拔刀相助

[路見不平，拔刀相助]

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
fig. to rush to the rescue
to play the white knight

Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn

新平彝族傣族自治县

[新平彝族傣族自治縣]

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County in Yuxi 玉溪市 ( Yùxī Shì), Yunnan

Zǔguó Hépíng Tǒngyī Wěiyuánhuì

祖国和平统一委员会

[祖國和平統一委員會]

Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)

Jīnpíng Miáo Yáo Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn

金平苗瑶傣族自治县

[金平苗瑤傣族自治縣]

see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣／金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 ( Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizúzìzhìxiàn)

Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn

金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县

[金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣]

Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州／红河哈尼族彝族自治州 ( Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng

平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

[平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.

yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíng'ān

鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安

[魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安]

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy