清心寡慾

Chinese

		having peace of mind; at peace; free of worries having peace of mind; at peace; free of worries; to calm the mind; to clear the mind of worries
trad. (清心寡慾/清心寡欲)		清心	寡慾/寡欲
simp. (清心寡欲)		清心	寡欲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngxīnguǎyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ sam¹ gwaa² juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngxīnguǎyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingsinguǎyù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hsin¹-kua³-yü⁴
    • Yale: chīng-syīn-gwǎ-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingshingoayuh
    • Palladius: цинсиньгуаюй (cinsinʹguajuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ sam¹ gwaa² juk⁶
    • Yale: chīng sām gwá yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ sam¹ gwaa² juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ sem¹ gua² yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ jʊk̚²/

Idiom

清心寡慾

1. to cleanse one's mind of distracting thoughts and limit one's worldly desires