禁欲

Traditional form:

禁慾

Pinyin (reading):

jìnyù

Definitions:

• to suppress desire
• self-restraint
• asceticism

Characters:

• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent

Traditional characters:

• 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
• 慾 - passion, desire, lust; appetite