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living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

淡泊明志
dàn bó míng zhì
d+àn·4th toneb+ó·2nd tonem+íng·2nd tonezh+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents · to hide one's light under a bushel深藏若虚shēn cáng ruò xūgive somebody the cold shoulder · treat with indifference · take things coolly · turn the cold shoulder on淡然处之dàn rán chǔ zhī
Antonyms
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle争权夺利zhēng quán duó lì
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