lǐ​yù

principles and desires

  • created sense approved 理欲 · lǐ​yù · principles and desires — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    理欲

    lǐ​yù

    principles and desires

    the relationship or conflict between rational principles and human desires, abbreviated from a four-character phrase referring to the laws of nature and human appetites

    理 (abbreviation) → 理 · lǐ · reason (of 天理 · tiān​lǐ · Neo-Confucian moral law) 欲 (abbreviation) → 欲 · yù · desire (of 人欲 · rén​yù · human desires)

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