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曲肱之乐
qū​gōng​zhī​lè

simple contentment

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

曲肱之乐/ 曲肱之樂 qū​gōng​zhī​lè simple contentment

the pleasure of simple living even in poverty; literally the joy of bending one's arm for a pillow

References

synonym 曲肱而枕/曲肱而枕 → 曲肱之乐/曲肱之樂
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