心寬體胖

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Chinese[edit]

heart; mind lenient; wide; broad
 
body; form; style
body; form; style; system
fat; plump
trad. (心寬體胖)
simp. (心宽体胖)

Etymology[edit]

From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites:

體胖君子 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
广体胖君子 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fù rùn wū, dé rùn shēn, xīn guǎng tǐ pán, gù jūnzǐ bì chéng qí yì. [Pinyin]
Riches adorn a house, and virtue adorns the person. The mind is expanded, and the body is at ease. Therefore, the superior man must make his thoughts sincere.

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Idiom[edit]

心寬體胖

  1. carefree and contented; fit and happy

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