qīng xīn guǎ yù

Traditional: 清心寡慾

清心寡欲 (qīng xīn guǎ yù) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence; abstemious; ascetic”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
  2. 2abstemious
  3. 3ascetic

Characters in 清心寡欲

清qīng · (of water etc) clear; clean心xīn · heart寡guǎ · few欲yù · desire

Related words

担心anxious清楚clear心heart小心to be careful开心to feel happy关心to be concerned about; to care about中心center; heart; core清(of water etc) clear; clean清Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)恶心nausea恶心bad habit恶心variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

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