| 曲肱而枕 |
qū gōng ér zhěn |
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things |
| 曲 |
Qū |
surname Qu |
| 曲 |
qū |
bent / crooked / wrong |
| 曲 |
qǔ |
tune / song / CL:支 |
| 曲 |
qū |
variant of 曲 |
| 曲 |
qū |
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
| 肱 |
gōng |
upper arm / arm |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 枕 |
zhěn |
(bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4]) |