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烟云供养 — “To find spiritual nourishment and delight in natural scenery”

烟云供养 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find spiritual nourishment and delight in natural scenery”. Such as mountains and rivers. Literally, “Smoke and clouds as sustenance”.

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烟云供养 Pronunciation and Pinyin

烟云供养 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
云
yún4cloud, say, or Yunnan
供
gōng8provide, offer, confess
养
yǎng9raise, support, or nurture

Example Sentence with 烟云供养

隐居山林,以烟云供养,远离尘嚣,心境自得其乐
Living in seclusion in the mountains, drawing spiritual sustenance from the mists and clouds, far from the clamor of the world, one's heart finds its own contentment.

Idioms Related to 烟云供养

More idioms starting with 烟

  • yān烟bù不chū出huǒ火bù不jìn进calm, unruffled, and reserved
  • yān烟yún云guò过yǎn眼fleeting like smoke and clouds
  • yān烟mù幕dàn弹a deceptive tactic or distraction
  • yān烟duàn断huǒ火jué绝completely deserted and uninhabited
  • yān烟bō波hào浩miǎo渺vast misty waters
  • yān烟bō波diào钓tú徒reclusive angler on misty waves
  • yān烟xiāo消yún云sàn散disappear completely
  • yān烟xiāo消huǒ火miè灭vanish completely
  • yān烟xiāo消wù雾sàn散vanish without a trace
  • yān烟huǒ火zhī之jǐng警beacon fire alarm
  • yān烟huǒ火lín邻jū居close neighbors
  • yān烟yán炎zhāng张tiān天smoke and flames fill the sky

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Questions about 烟云供养

What does 烟云供养 mean?

烟云供养 (yān yún gōng yǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find spiritual nourishment and delight in natural scenery”.

How do you pronounce 烟云供养?

烟云供养 is pronounced yān yún gōng yǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 烟云供养 literally mean?

Literally, 烟云供养 means “Smoke and clouds as sustenance”. It is used to mean “to find spiritual nourishment and delight in natural scenery”.

What is the Chinese definition of 烟云供养?

指山水怡悦性情

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