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箪食瓢飲(たんしひょういん)

たんしひょういんtanshihyouin

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink

    rare termyojijukugo (four-character idiom)

    Note: from the Analects of Confucius

    古(ふる)くから、賢(けん)者(じゃ)は簞食瓢飲(たんしひょういん)の生(せい)活(かつ)を送(おく)り、世(せ)俗(ぞく)の栄(えい)華(が)に心(こころ)を惑(まど)わされることはありませんでした。

    • Since ancient times, wise men have lived lives of extreme simplicity, never being distracted by worldly splendor.

Example sentences 2

古(ふる)くから、賢(けん)者(じゃ)は簞食瓢飲(たんしひょういん)の生(せい)活(かつ)を送(おく)り、世(せ)俗(ぞく)の栄(えい)華(が)に心(こころ)を惑(まど)わされることはありませんでした。

  • Since ancient times, wise men have lived lives of extreme simplicity, never being distracted by worldly splendor.

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