created sense approved 乐而不淫/樂而不淫 · lè'érbùyín · pleasant but not obscene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
乐而不淫 / 樂而不淫
lè'érbùyín
pleasant but not obscene
(of art or music) joyful and happy without being unrestrained or crossing the line into excess or vulgarity; pleasant without being debauched. This phrase was originally used by [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]] in the Analects to describe the [[关雎|關雎|guan1 ju1]] poem.
乐 (literal) → 乐/樂 · lè · happy 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 淫 (literal) → 淫 · yín · excessive
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