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清心寡欲

qīng xīn guǎ yù

4-character word Traditional 清心寡慾

What 清心寡欲 means

1. idiomuninterested in self-indulgence
2. abstemious
3. ascetic

The characters in 清心寡欲

• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 寡guǎfew; scant; widowed
• 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion

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