鸥鸟忘机
ōu​niǎo​wàng​jī

inner peace and detachment

  • created sense approved 鸥鸟忘机/鷗鳥忘機 · ōu​niǎo​wàng​jī · inner peace and detachment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸥鸟忘机 / 鷗鳥忘機

    ōu​niǎo​wàng​jī

    inner peace and detachment

    to be free from worldly cunning and in harmony with nature; derived from a story of a boy who could play with gulls until his father asked him to catch one, causing the birds to sense his ulterior motive and fly away

    鸥 (bound) → 鸥/鷗 · ōu · gull 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 忘机 (literal) → 忘机/忘機 · wàng​jī · at peace with the world

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