cleanse one 's heart and limit one 's desires(qīng xīn guǎ yù)

cleanse one 's heart and limit one 's desires

Qingxinshaoyu is a Chinese idiom, pronounced Q ī NGX ī NGU ǎ y ù, which means to keep a quiet heart or keep a clean heart, less desire. It comes from the biography of Ren 隗 in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "Zhonghe is the character of 隗, less good for Huang Lao, quiet and less desire."

idiom

cleanse one 's heart and limit one 's desires

Pinyin

qīngxīnguǎyù

english

cleanseone'sheartandlimitone'sdesires;apureheartandfewdesires.

Citation explanation

Qing: pure. Less: less. Desire: desire, need. It means to keep the mind clean and have less desire. In the biography of Ren Kai in the later Han Dynasty, it is said that the character "he" is Zhonghe, less good for Huang and old, quiet and less lustful In Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Tingyu's the third fold of the book "the story of the word of forbearance": "Liu junzuo, according to master's decree, I will wait for you to have a clear mind and have no desire to fast, and you will not be moved." The 61st chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian in Ming Dynasty Wu Yongzhi makes jade Qilin and Zhang Shun makes jinshadu at night. Li Dongyang's preface to Chunyu hall in Ming Dynasty: "Mr. Li is famous for his thrifty, elegant, pure hearted, and few desires."

usage

It refers to a pure heart. Part of speech neutral words.

Analysis of Idioms

1. Clear; can not be read as "Q ī n". 2. Heart; can't be read as "x ī ng". It can't be read as "g" 4. Qing; not "Qing". 5. Desire; can not be written as "encounter". 6. The difference between pure heart and few desires lies in: less desires means less selfishness and desire; while pure heart and few desires means keeping the mind clean and reducing desire.

Chinese PinYin : qīng xīn guǎ yù