淡泊明志

Traditional form:

淡泊明志

Pinyin (reading):

dànbómíngzhì

Definitions:

• living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

Characters:

• 淡 - watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
• 泊 - to anchor; to moor
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

Traditional characters:

• 淡 - watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless
• 泊 - to anchor; to moor
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write