purify the heart and do away with cares

purify the heart and do away with cares

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ǐ x ī nd í L ǜ, which means completely changing bad thoughts and ideas in the past. It comes from strategy two by Su Shi of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Liang of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of Yu Ying Zhong Shi: "in spite of hardship, I feel gloomy and cold. I regard the previous life as if it had been separated from the previous one. I wash my heart and wash my mind. That is to say, I can inherit the teachings of the king."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute, it means to get rid of selfish thoughts

Analysis of Idioms

A change of heart