曲肱而枕
qū​gōng'ér​zhěn

content with simple things

  • created reference approved 曲肱而枕 → 曲肱之乐/曲肱之樂 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲肱而枕 qū​gōng'ér​zhěn

    曲肱之乐 / 曲肱之樂 qū​gōng​zhī​lè

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 曲肱而枕 · qū​gōng'ér​zhěn · content with simple things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲肱而枕

    qū​gōng'ér​zhěn

    content with simple things

    Literally means to use one's bent arm as a pillow; describes being satisfied with a simple or poor life.

    qū​gōng'ér​zhèn

    曲 (literal) → 曲 · qū · to bend 肱 (literal) → 肱 · gōng · upper arm 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 枕 (literal) → 枕 · zhěn · to rest the head on

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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