cheer the heart and please the feelings
Y í Q í NGL ǐ x ì ng: refers to the cultivation of temperament. It comes from Xu Gan's Zhonglun Zhixue of Han Dynasty.
Idioms and allusions
[source] XuGan's Zhonglun Zhixue in Han Dynasty: "learning is also a kind of learning, so it's a good way to relax the mind, to think, to be happy and rational, and to be a sage."
Analysis of Idioms
Used as a predicate or object; used in writing
Synonym: pleasure and nourishment
Chinese PinYin : yí qíng lǐ xìng
cheer the heart and please the feelings
forget honour at the prospect of profits. tān lì wàng yì