do as one pleases; follow one's heart
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to do as one pleases; to follow one's heart's desires
neutralOriginally from the Analects (七十而从心所欲，不逾矩). Often used to describe complete freedom of action, sometimes with a slightly negative connotation of being unrestrained. The variant 从心所欲 (cóng xīn suǒ yù) is the original form.
Zài在
yé爷
ye爷
jiā家
，
wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
suí随
xīn心
suǒ所
yù欲
de地
chī吃
líng零
shí食
。
At Grandpa's house, I can eat snacks to my heart's content.
Dào到
le了
qī七
shí十
suì岁
，
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
shuō说
tā他
néng能
suí随
xīn心
suǒ所
yù欲
ér而
bù不
yuè越
chū出
guī规
ju矩
。
At age seventy, Confucius said he could follow his heart's desires without transgressing the boundaries.
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Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
suí随
xīn心
suǒ所
yù欲
，
wán完
quán全
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
bié别
rén人
de的
gǎn感
shòu受
。
You can't just do whatever you want, completely ignoring other people's feelings.