知足不辱
zhī​zú​bù​rǔ

to be content is to avoid disgrace

  • created sense approved 知足不辱 · zhī​zú​bù​rǔ · to be content is to avoid disgrace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    知足不辱

    zhī​zú​bù​rǔ

    to be content is to avoid disgrace

    Knowing how to be satisfied with one's lot ensures that one will not suffer humiliation; derived from the [[老子|老子|lao3 zi5]]

    zhī​zú​bù​rù

    知足 (literal) → 知足 · zhī​zú · to be content 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 辱 (literal) → 辱 · rǔ · disgrace

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

    created sense