pure heart; incorruptible
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
a heart of pure ice; pure in heart and incorruptible
literaryFrom the Tang dynasty poem 'Farewell to Xin Jian at Hibiscus Tower' (芙蓉楼送辛渐) by Wang Changling: 'If friends and relatives in Luoyang ask about me, tell them my heart is pure ice in a jade vessel' (洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶). Used to describe someone who remains morally pure and uncorrupted by worldly temptations or material gain.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
qīng清
lián廉
，
kě可
wèi谓
yī一
piàn片
bīng冰
xīn心
。
He has been honest and clean his whole life, truly a heart of pure ice.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
yī一
piàn片
bīng冰
xīn心
，
cóng从
bù不
wéi为
míng名
lì利
suǒ所
dòng动
。
This old professor has a heart of pure ice, never swayed by fame or fortune.
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Zài在
zhè这
hún浑
zhuó浊
de的
shì世
dào道
zhōng中
，
néng能
bǎo保
chí持
yī一
piàn片
bīng冰
xīn心
shí实
shǔ属
bù不
yì易
。
In these murky times, maintaining a pure heart is truly not easy.