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清心寡慾 (cing1 sam1 gwaa2 juk6) — purify the mind and reduce (sexual) desire (lit., "clear mind with few desires") in Cantonese

cingˉ¹清samˉ¹心gwaaˊ²寡jukˍ₆慾
简 清心寡欲
Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 xin1 gua3 yu4

Meaning of 清心寡慾

nounpurify the mind and reduce (sexual) desire (lit., "clear mind with few desires")

Characters in 清心寡慾

清cing1
clean/clear up; purify; settle
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
寡gwaa2
few; scant; little; seldom
慾juk6
desire; longing; wish; passion; appetite; greed; lust

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