弃书捐剑 — “Discard books and relinquish sword”
弃书捐剑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disdain trivial matters, focusing instead on great ambitions or significant goals; to rise above petty concerns”. Literally, “Discard books and relinquish sword”.
弃书捐剑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
弃书捐剑 Character Breakdown
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- qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜，，shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
- qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
- qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
- qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
- qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
- qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
- qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
- qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
- qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain
- qì弃qí其yú馀yú鱼give up excess and not be greedy
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What does 弃书捐剑 mean?
弃书捐剑 (qì shū juān jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disdain trivial matters, focusing instead on great ambitions or significant goals; to rise above petty concerns”.
How do you pronounce 弃书捐剑?
弃书捐剑 is pronounced qì shū juān jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃书捐剑 literally mean?
Literally, 弃书捐剑 means “Discard books and relinquish sword”. It is used to mean “to disdain trivial matters, focusing instead on great ambitions or significant goals; to rise above petty concerns”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃书捐剑?
比喻胸怀大大志的人不屑于小事。