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修心養性

简修心养性 · 繁修心養性

Mandarin · pinyin xiū xīn yǎng xìng

to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation

Characters in this entry

修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

1–1–3–4 · xiu1 xin1 yang3 xing4

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3

Cantonese word readings for 修心養性. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.