Meaning of 节欲
节欲 means to restrain desires, to practice self-control; to practice abstinence; to restrain sexual desire. Pronounced jié yù.
- to restrain desires, to practice self-control
- to practice abstinence; to restrain sexual desire
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
xiū修
xíng行
zhōng中
xué学
xí习
rú如
hé何
jié节
yù欲
。
He is learning how to restrain his desires during his spiritual practice.
Jié节
yù欲
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
chàng倡
dǎo导
de的
měi美
dé德
。
Restraint of desires is a virtue advocated by many traditional cultures.