心靜自然涼
简 心静自然凉 · 繁 心靜自然涼Meanings
- a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
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- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 靜
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- 自
- zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- 然
- rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
- 涼
- liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
- 静
- jìng · quiet, still, motionless; gentle
- 凉
- liáng · cool, cold; disheartened
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Mandarin tones
1–4–4–2–2 · xin1 jing4 zi4 ran2 liang2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sam1 zing6 zi6 jin4 loeng4
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proverb
- When the mind is still, you will be calm, cool and collected.
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