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拄笏西山
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拄笏西山 — “Leaning on one's ceremonial tablet at West Mountain”

拄笏西山 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to enjoy leisure and elegance, especially while holding an official position; to be relaxed and self-content”. Literally, “leaning on one's ceremonial tablet at West Mountain”.

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拄笏西山 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拄笏西山 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拄
zhǔ8lean on a stick
笏
hù10ancient ceremonial tablet
西
xī6west; Western countries
山
shān3mountain or hill

Example Sentence with 拄笏西山

退休后,老教授每日品茗读书,尽显拄笏西山的悠然。
After retirement, the old professor spent his days sipping tea and reading, fully embodying the relaxed and self-content tranquility of 'leaning on his tablet at West Mountain'.

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Synonyms of 拄笏西山

  • zhǔ拄hù笏kàn看shān山Official appreciating nature with lofty spirit
  • zhǔ拄jiá颊kàn看shān山enjoy refined leisure while contemplating nature

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What does 拄笏西山 mean?

拄笏西山 (zhǔ hù xī shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to enjoy leisure and elegance, especially while holding an official position; to be relaxed and self-content”.

How do you pronounce 拄笏西山?

拄笏西山 is pronounced zhǔ hù xī shān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拄笏西山 literally mean?

Literally, 拄笏西山 means “leaning on one's ceremonial tablet at West Mountain”. It is used to mean “to enjoy leisure and elegance, especially while holding an official position; to be relaxed and self-content”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拄笏西山?

形容在官而有闲情雅兴。亦为悠然自得的样子。

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