淡泊名利 — Chinese idiom
淡泊名利
dàn bó míng lì
Meaning
- not caring about fame and fortune
- indifferent to worldly rewards
Character by character
- 淡dànwatery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
- 泊bóto anchor; to moor
- 名míngname; position, rank, title
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
Idioms sharing a character
- 平淡无奇 píng dàn wú qí
- 惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng
- 淡妆浓抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì
- 轻描淡写 qīng miáo dàn xiě
- 漂泊无依 piāo bó wú yī
- 鸾飘凤泊 luán piāo fèng bó
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
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