Self Knowledge Brings Happiness

Chinese translation: 知足常乐

01:19 May 13, 2019
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English term or phrase: Self Knowledge Brings Happiness
hello i want to know how do we say "Self Knowledge Brings Happiness " in chinese
it's for tattoo is that right

https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Brings-Happiness-13x24-Fram...
jim2345
Greece
Chinese translation:知足常乐
Explanation:
As shown in the picture on that page.

Literally it means "content is happiness"

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Note added at 12 mins (2019-05-13 01:32:31 GMT)
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The picture is correct, only that it's in Traditional Chinese - 知足常樂



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Note added at 17 mins (2019-05-13 01:37:02 GMT)
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“知足” here means "being satisfied or content", not exactly "self knowledge"
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Frank Feng
China
Local time: 10:03
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5 +2知足常乐
Frank Feng
5 +1Not an English phrase
Dongbin Zhang


  

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self knowledge brings happiness
知足常乐


Explanation:
As shown in the picture on that page.

Literally it means "content is happiness"

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Note added at 12 mins (2019-05-13 01:32:31 GMT)
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The picture is correct, only that it's in Traditional Chinese - 知足常樂



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Note added at 17 mins (2019-05-13 01:37:02 GMT)
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“知足” here means "being satisfied or content", not exactly "self knowledge"

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of: Chinese
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Asker: so the picture is wrong right?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Zou: Well, I won't say the picture is wrong. I think the words are wrong
21 hrs

agree  Jeslynn Khoo
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45 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
self knowledge brings happiness
Not an English phrase


Explanation:
The words in the picture means happiness from knowing (when to) be content.

"Self knowledge brings happiness" isn't exactly a sensible English phrase -- if you think about it -- nor an idiom. Precisely because that, it makes people think twice what "knowledge" means here and thus make "self knowledge brings happiness" is an ok translation of 知足常乐. The other way around though, I wouldn't say 知足常乐 is a translation of the phrase "self knowledge brings happiness" .

If you like the meaning -- it is a very agreeable attitude of life imo, then by all means use it as your tatoo.

Dongbin Zhang
Canada
Local time: 22:03
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Jeslynn Khoo
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