心寬體胖

Chinese

		heart; mind	lenient; wide; broad	body; form; style body; form; style; system	fat; plump
trad. (心寬體胖)		心	寬	體	胖
simp. (心宽体胖)		心	宽	体	胖

Etymology

From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites:

富潤屋，德潤身，心廣體胖，故君子必誠其意。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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富润屋，德润身，心广体胖，故君子必诚其意。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Fù rùn wū, dé rùn shēn, xīn guǎng tǐ pán, gù jūnzǐ bì chéng qí yì. [Pinyin]

Riches adorn a house, and virtue adorns the person. The mind is expanded, and the body is at ease. Therefore, the superior man must make his thoughts sincere.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnkuāntǐpán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄢ ㄊㄧˇ ㄆㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnkuāntǐpán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄢ ㄊㄧˇ ㄆㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinkuantǐpán
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-kʻuan¹-tʻi³-pʻan²
    • Yale: syīn-kwān-tǐ-pán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinkuantiiparn
    • Palladius: синькуаньтипань (sinʹkuanʹtipanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu̯än⁵⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰän³⁵/

Idiom

心寬體胖

1. carefree and contented; fit and happy

Synonyms

• 心廣體胖／心广体胖 (xīnguǎngtǐpán)