淡泊明志

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Characters and words in 淡泊明志

insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen

= + : Don Quixote (d) found out that the water in the anthill's bathroom (an4) is potable (淡), so he instantly started making dumplings and to fill the water in a lot of water bottles (氵). Now he is laying in one corner having the itis (炎) since he ate and drunk too much.
living a simple life
to anchor / touch at / to moor

= + : Beelzebub (b) is trying to anchor (泊) right inside the observatory's kitchen (o2), but there is no water left at all. He can just wave his white flag (白) and pour out bottled water (氵).
lake / Taiwan pr. [bo2]

= + : Pinocchio (p) found a way to take observatory. He created a lake (泊) around the castle and in front of it (o1) by pouring out bottled water (氵), and the castle's inhabitants can just wave their white flag (白).
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

= + : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

= + : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
aspiration / ambition / the will
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a sticky note. James II of England (zh) writes down his poems on sticky notes (志) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). As he reads them to the bachelor (士), the bachelor is really moved by James II of England's ambitions (志) and wants to give James II of England his heart (心).

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