少私寡欲 — “To have few selfish desires”
少私寡欲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have few selfish desires”. To be content with little; to be free from avarice and excessive personal ambitions. Literally, “Few selfish desires; little selfishness and few desires”.
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- shǎo少chī吃quē缺chuān穿lacking food and clothing
- shào少zhuàng壮bù不nǔ努lì力，，lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲Work hard in youth or regret in old age
- shào少zhuàng壮pài派vigorous young generation
- shǎo少tóu头méi没wěi尾incomplete or poorly done
- shǎo少tóu头quē缺wěi尾incomplete or fragmentary
- shào少nǚ女nèn嫩fù妇young and delicate women
- shǎo少ān安wù勿zào躁be patient, do not be impatient
- shǎo少ān安wú无zào躁Calm down and be patient
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What does 少私寡欲 mean?
少私寡欲 (shǎo sī guǎ yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have few selfish desires”.
How do you pronounce 少私寡欲?
少私寡欲 is pronounced shǎo sī guǎ yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 少私寡欲 literally mean?
Literally, 少私寡欲 means “Few selfish desires; little selfishness and few desires”. It is used to mean “to have few selfish desires”.
What is the Chinese definition of 少私寡欲?
寡：少；欲：欲望。指仆人的欲望很小。