The spirit of self-cultivation
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í y ǎ NGJ ī ngsh é n, which means to maintain the spirit. It comes from the biography of Ma Rong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"Ma Rong biography of the later Han Dynasty:" the husband is happy but not barren, excellent but not sleepy, so the former king peacefully collected in the government house, nurtured his spirit and made it boundless. "
Analysis of Idioms
To nourish one's mind
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
Chinese PinYin : yí yǎng jīng shén
The spirit of self-cultivation
in retracing the past , the future can be known. shǔ wǎng zhī lái
a swallow nesting on a canopy. yàn cháo mù shàng
neither priest nor layman -- nondescript. bù sēng bù sú
Clearing sand and removing gravel. dèng shā tài lì