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餐松饮涧 — “Eat pine, drink from a mountain stream”

餐松饮涧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion, typically a hermit's life, subsisting on simple, natural fare like pine nuts and stream water; to lead a life detached from worldly affairs”. Literally, “Eat pine, drink from a mountain stream”.

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餐松饮涧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

餐松饮涧 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
餐
cān16eat, meal, dine
松
sōng8pine tree; loose; relax
饮
yǐn7to drink
涧
jiàn10mountain stream or gully

Example Sentence with 餐松饮涧

他看淡了名利,选择远离尘嚣,餐松饮涧,追求内心的平静。
He saw through fame and fortune, choosing to retreat from the hustle and bustle, subsisting on pine nuts and stream water, seeking inner peace.

Idioms Related to 餐松饮涧

More idioms starting with 餐

  • cān餐yún云wò卧shí石Live a reclusive life in nature
  • cān餐sōng松dàn啖bó柏Live an ascetic reclusive life
  • cān餐xīng腥zhuó啄fǔ腐eagerly pursue fame and fortune
  • cān餐pā葩yǐn饮lù露live on flowers and drink dew
  • cān餐xiá霞xī吸lù露live an ethereal, otherworldly life
  • cān餐xiá霞shù漱xiè瀣live an ethereal, transcendent life
  • cān餐xiá霞yǐn饮jǐng景live an ethereal, detached, transcendent life
  • cān餐xiá霞yǐn饮yè液practice asceticism to seek immortality
  • cān餐xiá霞yǐn饮xiè瀣live an ethereal, immortal-like life
  • cān餐fēng风xī吸lù露live an ascetic life
  • cān餐fēng风yàn咽lù露endure severe outdoor hardships
  • cān餐fēng风niè啮xuě雪endure severe outdoor hardships

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Questions about 餐松饮涧

What does 餐松饮涧 mean?

餐松饮涧 (cān sōng yǐn jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion, typically a hermit's life, subsisting on simple, natural fare like pine nuts and stream water; to lead a life detached from worldly affairs”.

How do you pronounce 餐松饮涧?

餐松饮涧 is pronounced cān sōng yǐn jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 餐松饮涧 literally mean?

Literally, 餐松饮涧 means “Eat pine, drink from a mountain stream”. It is used to mean “to live in seclusion, typically a hermit's life, subsisting on simple, natural fare like pine nuts and stream water; to lead a life detached from worldly affairs”.

What is the Chinese definition of 餐松饮涧?

食松实,饮涧水。指过隐居生活。

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