绝圣弃智
jué​shèng​qì​zhì

to reject cleverness; to resort to obscurantism

  • created sense approved 绝圣弃智/絕聖棄智 · jué​shèng​qì​zhì · to reject cleverness; to resort to obscurantism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绝圣弃智 / 絕聖棄智

    jué​shèng​qì​zhì

    to reject cleverness; to resort to obscurantism

    Discard cleverness and abandon worldly wisdom in favor of returning to a state of natural innocence and simplicity; a Daoist concept of rejecting intellectualism in governance or personal conduct

    绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 圣 (literal) → 圣/聖 · shèng · sage 弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise

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