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Open the tool →古井无波 (gǔ jǐng wú bō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “calm and unperturbed in spirit”.
古井无波 is pronounced gǔ jǐng wú bō in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 古井无波 means “old well without ripples”. It is used to mean “calm and unperturbed in spirit”.
古井:枯井。比喻内心恬静,情感不为外界事物所动。