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無欲無求

简 无欲无求 · 繁 無欲無求
Mandarin · pinyin wú yù wú qiú

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)
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無
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欲
yù · desire, want, long for; intend
求
qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–4–2–2 · wu2 yu4 wu2 qiu2

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  1. (idiomatic) to have no desires; to desire nothing

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無欲無求 · wu2 yu4 wu2 qiu2
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Exact source record無欲無求 无欲无求 [wu2 yu4 wu2 qiu2] /(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)/