淡泊明志

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen

living a simple life

to anchor / touch at / to moor

lake / Taiwan pr. [bo2]

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

aspiration / ambition / the will

sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote