涵養
simp涵养haam4 joeng5hán yǎng
English
- to cultivate (personal qualities)
- (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
- self-restraint; especially the ability to control and conceal one's emotion
粵語 — Cantonese
- 身心嘅修養;尤其指控制、隱藏情緒嘅能力
Examples
逆境顺境看襟度,临喜临怒看涵养。
Adversity and prosperity reveal one's breadth of mind; joy and anger test one's self-restraint.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk