Koneko Posted October 12, 2006 at 09:09 PM Report Posted October 12, 2006 at 09:09 PM Guys, How would you normally express this phrase, "赤子之心" in conversation? What does it actually mean? Thanks! K. Quote
Veronica Zhong Posted October 12, 2006 at 09:18 PM Report Posted October 12, 2006 at 09:18 PM Iｔ ｍｅａｎｓ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ， ｙｏｕｒ ｈｏｍｅｌａｎｄ． Ｂｕｔ ｗｅ ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ｄｏｎ't use it in conversation. The word is too normal. Quote
againstwind Posted October 13, 2006 at 01:44 PM Report Posted October 13, 2006 at 01:44 PM Iｔ ｍｅａｎｓ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ， ｙｏｕｒ ｈｏｍｅｌａｎｄ． That's right. here are more details: 赤子之心, which is from the classic Mencius 《孟子》, originally means the innocent and virtuous heart (soul) like newborn babies' . “大人者不失其赤子之心者也。” ——《孟子·离娄下》 as Veronica Zhong said, it's an extremely normal expression that rarely appears in dialogue. Quote
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