安贫乐道

Traditional: 安貧樂道

ān pín lè dào

Dictionary entry

to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)

What does 安贫乐道 mean?

安贫乐道 (ān pín lè dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)

Character breakdown

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安Ānsurname An 贫pínpoor · inadequate 乐Lèsurname Le 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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ān pín lè dào

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