從心所欲 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/, /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: cóngxīnsuǒyù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cung⁴ sam¹ so² juk⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cóngxīnsuǒyù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cóngsinsuǒyù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tsʻung²-hsin¹-so³-yü⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tsúng-syīn-swǒ-yù [Mandarin, Yale], tsorngshinsuooyuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цунсиньсоюй [Mandarin, Palladius], cunsinʹsojuj [Mandarin, Palladius], chùhng sām só yuhk [Cantonese, Yale], tsung⁴ sam¹ so² juk⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cung⁴ sem¹ so² yug⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], dzjowng sim srjoX yowk [Middle-Chinese], /*[dz]oŋ səm [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*zloŋ slɯm sqʰraʔ loɡ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》): : 子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·爲政》)}} (《論語·爲政》), {{zh-x|^子曰：「吾十有{yòu} 五而志于學，三十.而.立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從.心.所.欲，不踰矩。」|The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.|collapsed=y|ref=Analects}} 子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.” [Pinyin] The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 從心所欲

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    },
    {
      "roman": "suíxīnsuǒyù",
      "sense": "to do as one likes",
      "word": "随心所欲"
    },
    {
      "sense": "seventy years old",
      "word": "從心"
    },
    {
      "sense": "seventy years old",
      "word": "从心"
    }
  ],
  "word": "從心所欲"
}

"從心所欲" meaning in Chinese

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