安贫乐道 — Chinese idiom
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
Traditional: 安貧樂道
Meaning
- to be content with poverty and strive for virtue
Character by character
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 贫pínpoor, needy, impoverished; lacking
- 乐lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
Idioms sharing a character
- 不安其室 bù ān qí shì
- 入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān
- 国泰民安 guó tài mín ān
- 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān
- 坐立难安 zuò lì nán ān
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí
- 安家立业 ān jiā lì yè
- 安富尊荣 ān fù zūn róng
- 安富恤穷 ān fù xù qióng
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