Refresh one's mind

Refresh one's mind

Y í zh ì y ǎ ngsh é n: to raise one's mind and make it comfortable and happy. It comes from the poem presented by brother Xiucai Gong Mu to the army by Wei Jikang of the Three Kingdoms.

Idiom explanation

[explanation] it helps to cultivate the mind and make it comfortable and pleasant.

Idioms and allusions

[source] Chapter 18 of the poem presented by elder brother Xiucai Gong Mu to the army by Wei Jikang of the Three Kingdoms states: "long send to Lingyue, refresh your mind and nourish your spirit."

Discrimination of words

[usage] used as predicate and attributive; used in written language