食无求饱 (食無求飽) shí wú qiú bǎo
shí wú qiú bǎo
set phrase
with regard to food, use restraint
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: Quote: idiom suggesting living modestly in general, from Book 1 學而 Xue Er of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (retranslated from Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 7; Guoyu '食無求飽')
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- “Humble Table, Wise Fare 4” Preface 《佛光菜根譚４》序 Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》 — count: 1
- Scroll 3: The Four Essentials of Life - Four Kinds of Sincerity for a Person of Noble Character 卷三 人生四要 君子四真 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 1
- Volume 4: Preface by the Author 第四冊 自 序 Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》 — count: 1
- Scroll 4: Teaching and Study - To Miss 卷四 教導後學 想念 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 君子食无求饱 (君子食無求飽) 君子食無求飽 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 4: Preface by the Author 第四冊 自 序 — count: 4