| 境由心生 |
jìng yóu xīn shēng |
our mindset frames how we view the world |
| 境 |
jìng |
border / place / condition / boundary / circumstances / territory |
| 由 |
yóu |
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 生 |
shēng |
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽) |