jìn yù

Traditional: 禁慾

禁欲 (jìn yù) is a Chinese word meaning “to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism”.

Meanings

  1. 1to suppress desire
  2. 2self-restraint
  3. 3asceticism

Characters in 禁欲

禁jīn · to endure欲yù · desire

Related words

禁止to prohibit欲desire欲to wish for欲望desire; longing; appetite; craving禁to endure禁to prohibit监禁to imprison囚禁to imprison随心所欲(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases性欲sexual desire为所欲为(idiom) to do whatever one pleases情不自禁(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

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