created sense approved 理欲 · lǐyù · principles and desires — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
理欲
lǐyù
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 · tiānlǐ · Neo-Confucian moral law) 欲 (abbreviation) → 欲 · yù · desire (of 人欲 · rényù · human desires)
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