曲肱而枕 — Chinese idiom
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
Meaning
- lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow
- fig. content with simple things
Character by character
Idioms sharing a character
- 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn
- 曲终奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
- 曲里拐弯 qū lǐ guǎi wān
- 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ
- 异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng
- 盘旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
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