虚室生白 — “An empty mind gives rise to wisdom”
虚室生白 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When the mind is empty of distractions, wisdom or enlightenment will arise; it also describes a clear, serene, and insightful mental state”. Literally, “An empty mind gives rise to wisdom”.
虚室生白 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- xū虚yī一ér而jìng静Observe with an open, focused, and calm mind
- xū虚yǔ与wēi委yí蛇feign cordiality and evasiveness
- xū虚zhōng中lè乐shàn善Humble and joyful in benevolence
- xū虚wèi为wēi委yí蛇outwardly courteous but insincere
- xū虚wèi位yǐ以dài待hold a position open for someone
- xū虚shòu受yì益，，mǎn满zhāo招sǔn损Humility benefits, conceit harms
- xū虚míng名zài在wài外undeserved fame
- xū虚míng名bó薄lì利indifferent to fame and gain
- xū虚zuǐ嘴lüè掠shé舌sweet-talk with glib, insincere words
- xū虚táng堂xuán悬jìng镜scrupulously fair, just, and impartial
- xū虚shēng声dòng恫hè吓to bluff and make empty threats
- xū虚shí实shī失dù度imbalance between reality and illusion
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What does 虚室生白 mean?
虚室生白 (xū shì shēng bái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When the mind is empty of distractions, wisdom or enlightenment will arise; it also describes a clear, serene, and insightful mental state”.
How do you pronounce 虚室生白?
虚室生白 is pronounced xū shì shēng bái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 虚室生白 literally mean?
Literally, 虚室生白 means “an empty mind gives rise to wisdom”. It is used to mean “When the mind is empty of distractions, wisdom or enlightenment will arise; it also describes a clear, serene, and insightful mental state”.
What is the Chinese definition of 虚室生白?
虚：使空虚；室：指心；白：指道。心无任何杂念，就会悟出“道”来，生出智慧。也常用以形容清澈明朗的境界。