饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 in English bao3 nuan3 si1 yin2 yu4 , ji1 han2 qi3 dao4 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

饱 暖 思 淫 欲 ， 饥 寒 起 盗 心

Traditional Characters

飽 暖 思 淫 欲 ， 飢 寒 起 盜 心

Pinyin

bao3 nuan3 si1 yin2 yu4 , ji1 han2 qi3 dao4 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

饱bao3to eat till full 暖nuan3old variant of 暖[nuan3] 思si1to think 淫yin2excess 欲yu4desire ， 饥ji1hungry 寒han2cold 起qi3to rise 盗dao4to steal 心xin1heart