不以物喜，不以己悲 in English bu4 yi3 wu4 xi3 , bu4 yi3 ji3 bei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself

Simplified Characters

不 以 物 喜 ， 不 以 己 悲

Traditional Characters

不 以 物 喜 ， 不 以 己 悲

Pinyin

bu4 yi3 wu4 xi3 , bu4 yi3 ji3 bei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 物wu4thing 喜xi3to be fond of ， 不bu4(negative prefix) 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 己ji3self 悲bei1sad