- 鸥鹭忘机 ōulùwàngjī in harmony with natureLiving a simple, secluded life without scheme or ulterior motive, often used to describe a person who is at peace with the world and nature
- 鸥鸟忘机 ōuniǎowàngjī inner peace and detachmentto 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