be contented in poverty and devoted to things spiritual
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ā NP í NSH à UD à o, which means to be content with poverty and abide by faith. It comes from Chen Shidao's statement of recommending cloth clothes.
Analysis of Idioms
To live in peace and contentment
Idiom usage
From Zhang Dongbai's point of view, the meaning of not being in poverty on weekdays is from the outside to the inside, and ANN can make friends believe it. The case of Confucianism in Ming Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
Su Shi of Song Dynasty wrote "Chen Shidao of jianbuyi" that "Chen Shidao of Xuzhou, who was famous for his high level of writing and Ci, lived in poverty and kept his way."
be contented in poverty and devoted to things spiritual
manage household affairs and provide for a family - dǐng mén lì hù
with scornful words and jeering smiles - xuè làng xiào áo
the family is in straitened circumstances - jiā dào zhōng luò
seek momentary ease in an isolated place - gǒu ān yī yú
talented both mentally and physically - cái jiān wén wǔ
have the punishment exceed the crime - fá bù dāng zuì