怡情

Chinese
harmony; pleased
 
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
simp. and trad.
(怡情)		 怡 情

Pronunciation

Verb

怡情

  1. (literary) to lighten one's heart; to cultivate the mind
    小作怡情，大作傷身。 [MSC, trad.]
    小作怡情，大作伤身。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎozuō yíqíng, dàzuō shāngshēn. [Pinyin]
    (saying) A small degree of pretentiousness lightens the heart, but a great degree of it harms the body.

Derived terms
  • 小作怡情 (xiǎozuōyíqíng)
  • 小賭怡情／小赌怡情
  • 怡情悅性／怡情悦性
  • 怡情理性
  • 怡情養性／怡情养性
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