务刚其气 (務剛其氣) wù gāng qí qì

wù gāng qí qì phrase to strive to maintain one's vital force
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from Scroll 17, Chapter 78 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Queen 1999, p. 290)