{"id":53,"date":"2021-03-25T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuriodemos.com\/default-demo\/?p=20"},"modified":"2021-03-25T15:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:50:13","slug":"how-to-live-a-happy-life-according-to-chinese-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/25\/how-to-live-a-happy-life-according-to-chinese-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Live a Happy Life according to Chinese Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ancient Chinese generated various idioms regarding happiness, guided by different schools of thoughts. The Chinese characters for \u201chappiness\u201d are \u559c (x\u01d0, delighted), \u798f (f\u00fa, bliss, good fortune), and \u4e50 (l\u00e8, joy, pleasure). It is perhaps \u4e50 that captures the contentment of life as a whole the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enapp.chinadaily.com.cn\/images\/202103\/24\/605afb61a310f03371545716.jpeg?w=1240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>[Photo\/Unsplash]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>\u5b89\u5c45\u4e50\u4e1a \u0101n j\u016b l\u00e8 y\u00e8<\/strong><br><strong>Live in peace and work happily<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the kind of happiness that Confucius\uff08\u5b54\u5b50\uff09 would want for everyone: people living in a stable, harmonious community and carry out their respective duties. This idiom first appeared in official and scholar Zhong Changtong\u2019s (\u4ef2\u957f\u7edf) essay from the late Eastern Han dynasty (25 \u2013 220), a turbulent era\uff08\u52a8\u8361\u65f6\u671f\uff0cd\u00f2ng d\u00e0ng sh\u00ed q\u012b\uff09, discussing the decline and fall of great powers. According to Zhong, a good ruler should provide a stable environment for his subjects: \u201c\u5b89\u5c45\u4e50\u4e1a\uff0c\u957f\u517b\u5b50\u5b59\uff0c\u5929\u4e0b\u664f\u7136\uff0c\u7686\u5f52\u5fc3\u4e0e\u6211\u77e3 (Citizens living in peace and working happily, fostering their offspring with safety and order under heaven; then they will all be devoted to you).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>r\u00e9n m\u00edn \u0101n j\u016b l\u00e8 y\u00e8<br>\u4eba\u6c11\u5b89\u5c45\u4e50\u4e1a\u3002<br>The people are making a good living and are contented, each in his station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>\u4e50\u6b64\u4e0d\u75b2 l\u00e8 c\u01d0 b\u00f9 p\u00ed<\/strong><br><strong>Enjoy something and never tire of it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the proverb in English goes, find something you love to do, and you\u2019ll never work a day in your life. This idiom describes just that. The chengyu originated from the diligent founding emperor of the Eastern Han, Liu Xiu (\u5218\u79c0). Liu was always busy with state affairs\uff08\u671d\u653f\uff0cch\u00e1o zh\u00e8ng\uff09 and often carried on discussions with his advisers deep into the night. His son worried about his health, but Liu told him that he never felt tired doing what he loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u0101 x\u01d0 huan y\u011b w\u00e0i t\u00fa b\u00f9, su\u012b r\u00e1n ch\u012b le b\u00f9 sh\u01ceo k\u01d4, d\u00e0n r\u00e9ng r\u00e1n l\u00e8 c\u01d0 b\u00f9 p\u00ed \u3002<br>\u4ed6\u559c\u6b22\u91ce\u5916\u5f92\u6b65\uff0c\u867d\u7136\u5403\u4e86\u4e0d\u5c11\u82e6\uff0c\u4f46\u4ecd\u7136\u4e50\u6b64\u4e0d\u75b2\u3002<br>He loves hiking in the wild! Though he has been through some rough times, he never gets tired of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>\u4e50\u5584\u597d\u65bd l\u00e8 sh\u00e0n h\u00e0o sh\u012b<\/strong><br><strong>Happiness in doing good<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This idiom literally translates to \u201cenjoy doing good and love sharing\u201d; advice we can all follow, especially during difficult times.&nbsp;<em>The Book of Jin<\/em>&nbsp;(\u300a\u664b\u4e66\u300b), a historical text\uff08\u53f2\u4e66\uff0csh\u01d0 sh\u016b\uff09 written in the seventh century, recorded the story of Sun Gui (\u5b59\u6677), a figure known for generosity\uff08\u6177\u6168\uff0ck\u0101ng k\u01cei\uff09 in his village: He would always share food and blankets with the old and the poor, and never turn away those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One year, a particularly bad harvest\uff08\u6536\u6210\uff0csh\u014du cheng\uff09 led the price of rice to rise, and some villagers went to Sun\u2019s field to steal food. Sun spotted the culprits, but didn\u2019t reveal himself. After the villagers left, Sun cut some more rice and took it to them as gifts. Touched\uff08\u611f\u52a8\u7684\uff0cg\u01cen d\u00f2ng de\uff09 and ashamed\uff08\u60ed\u6127\u7684\uff0cc\u00e1n ku\u00ec de\uff09, none of the villagers came to steal from Sun again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>t\u0101 sh\u00ec w\u00e8i l\u00e8 sh\u00e0n h\u00e0o sh\u012b de xi\u0101n sheng<br>\u4ed6\u662f\u4f4d\u4e50\u5584\u597d\u65bd\u7684\u5148\u751f\u3002<br>He is a bounteous gentleman.<br><br><br><strong>\u81ea\u5f97\u5176\u4e50 z\u00ec d\u00e9 q\u00ed l\u00e8<\/strong><br><strong>Find amusement in one\u2019s own way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daoists\uff08\u9053\u5bb6\uff0cd\u00e0o ji\u0101\uff09 love nature and find pleasure in personal life. This idiom originally came from a cheerful depiction of a pair of white-winged finches living in the desert from&nbsp;<em>Retirement to the Countryside<\/em>&nbsp;(\u300a\u8f8d\u8015\u5f55\u300b), a history book written by Tao Zongyi (\u9676\u5b97\u4eea) in the 14th century. The idiom describes a status of peace and fulfillment in the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>\u53ca\u65f6\u884c\u4e50 j\u00ed sh\u00ed x\u00edng l\u00e8<\/strong><br><strong>Enjoying the present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phrase was originally found in the history text\u00a0<em>The Incidents of the Age of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty<\/em>\u00a0(\u300a\u5927\u5b8b\u5ba3\u548c\u9057\u4e8b\u300b): \u201cLife is fleeting, like the glint of a white horse across a chink in the door; if you don\u2019t seize the day, you\u2019ll be left with nothing but regret in an old age (\u4eba\u751f\u5982\u767d\u9a79\u8fc7\u9699\uff0c\u5018\u4e0d\u53ca\u65f6\u884c\u4e50\uff0c\u5219\u8001\u5927\u5f92\u4f24\u60b2\u4e5f\u3002).\u201d This idiom is used to remind us of the importance of living in the present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancient Chinese generated various idioms regarding happiness, guided by different schools of thoughts. The Chinese characters for \u201chappiness\u201d are \u559c (x\u01d0, delighted), \u798f (f\u00fa, bliss, good fortune), and \u4e50 (l\u00e8, joy, pleasure). It is perhaps \u4e50 that captures the contentment of life as a whole the most. \u5b89\u5c45\u4e50\u4e1a \u0101n j\u016b l\u00e8 y\u00e8Live in peace and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c2lc2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/happy.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":913,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2lc2.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}