樂天知命

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Chinese

to happily follow Heaven's decree; to be carefree; to be happy-go-lucky
to happily follow Heaven's decree; to be carefree; to be happy-go-lucky; to be optimistic
 
 age of fifty; to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know destiny
trad. (樂天知命) 樂天 知命
simp. (乐天知命) 乐天 知命

Etymology

From I Ching:

旁行而不流，樂天知命，故不憂。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
旁行而不流，乐天知命，故不忧。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
Páng xíng ér bù liú, yuètiānzhīmìng, gù bù yōu.
He acts according to the exigency of circumstances without being carried away by their current; he rejoices in Heaven and knows its ordinations; - and hence he has no anxieties.

Pronunciation

Idiom

樂天知命

  1. to be optimistic and content with life
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