The spirit of self-cultivation
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í y ǎ NGJ ī ngsh é n, which means to maintain the spirit. It comes from the biography of Ma Rong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"Ma Rong biography of the later Han Dynasty:" the husband is happy but not barren, excellent but not sleepy, so the former king peacefully collected in the government house, nurtured his spirit and made it boundless. "
Analysis of Idioms
To nourish one's mind
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
The spirit of self-cultivation
It's possible but not possible - kě wàng ér bù kě jí
a clear conscience in the still hours of the night - qīn yǐng wú cán
approaching seventy years of age - nián jìn gǔ xī
Repaying a grievance with a straight line - yǐ zhí bào yuàn