look for release through the pain(bù gǎi qí lè)

look for release through the pain

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is B ù g ǎ IQ í L è, which means not to change your own happiness. It means to be happy in a difficult situation. From the Analects of Confucius Yongye.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Yongye said, "a pot of food and a pot of drink are not enough to disturb people in the shabby alleys, and they are not happy to return."

Idiom usage

To be a person is to be a person. (Confucius) praised Yan Hui for not having enough to eat and drink. (on eating by Zhu Ziqing)

Idiom story

Dai Kui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was very intelligent and accomplished in painting and sculpture. Once, Dai Kui was asked to carve a statue of the immeasurable longevity Buddha at Lingbao temple in Kuaiji. The Buddha statue was carved, and the onlookers said it was wonderful, but Dai Kui was always dissatisfied when he looked left and right. Fearing that other people would be embarrassed to put forward their opinions, Dai Kui hid behind the screen, listened to the comments and opinions of the visitors, and then revised them. This was repeated many times, and it took three years to complete. Because of Dai Kui's incorporation of Chinese images into the Buddha statues, the art of Buddha statues in the Jin Dynasty has since made a new appearance. Dai Kui was indifferent to fame and wealth. He lived in seclusion all his life and didn't want to be an official. However, his brother wanted to establish the cause of leading the army and resisting the enemy. Taifu xie'an said to his brother, "Why are your brothers so far apart in ambition and career?" His brother said, "because I can't stand the hardship, and my brother can't change his pleasure."

Chinese PinYin : bù gǎi qí lè