<p>得趣 = technical term in Taoism. to find true meaning. Often used for the meaning (or pleasures), that hermits find in their surroundings.</p>

<p>朝退常歸隱，真修大隱情。園林應得趣，巖谷自爲名</p>

<p>Where are you getting the Yang family?</p>

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2016-01-21T11:32:41.240Z
In this passage General Malt (Guk Yang) is writing his own biography...Should be Guk family*
jeongin
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<p>I would appreciate thoughts on my translation of the following...my supervisor doesn't like my translation of 得趣 at all! Does it mean something more like 'to get a taste for something'?</p>

<p>伏念襄。穀城之種。曹溪之流。王，謝相隨。擅風流於江左。嵇，劉得趣。寄閑情於竹林。</p>

<p>Brew (Yang) is of the genus of Grain Citadel (Gucheng), and the current of Dregs Creek (Caoxi). The Wang and Xie families both followed [the Yang family], and monopolised elegance and civilisation south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze. Xi [Kang] and Liu [Ling] shared a past-time [with the Yang family],  living in seclusion in the bamboo grove.</p>

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2016-01-21T06:34:24.657Z
Does it mean maybe to get attention/be noticed by someone?
jeongin
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Googled 愁城志, it's an ancient Korean novel written in Chinese, interesting. 得趣 translated literally means "gain happiness/fun", so here might mean 嵇, 刘 live a happy life in the bamboo forest.
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Thank you, I didn't realise 趣 could just be happiness
jeongin
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The meaning of 得趣...to get a taste for something?
# The meaning of 得趣...to get a taste for something?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-21)

More from Chouchengzhi.

I would appreciate thoughts on my translation of the following...my supervisor doesn't like my translation of 得趣 at all! Does it mean something more like 'to get a taste for something'?

伏念襄。穀城之種。曹溪之流。王，謝相隨。擅風流於江左。嵇，劉得趣。寄閑情於竹林。

Brew (Yang) is of the genus of Grain Citadel (Gucheng), and the current of Dregs Creek (Caoxi). The Wang and Xie families both followed [the Yang family], and monopolised elegance and civilisation south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze. Xi [Kang] and Liu [Ling] shared a past-time [with the Yang family], living in seclusion in the bamboo grove.

**Tags:** classical-chinese, traditional-characters, literature

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Does it mean maybe to get attention/be noticed by someone?  
> **username_1**: Googled 愁城志, it's an ancient Korean novel written in Chinese, interesting. 得趣 translated literally means "gain happiness/fun", so here might mean 嵇, 刘 live a happy life in the bamboo forest.  
> **username_0**: Thank you, I didn't realise 趣 could just be happiness  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-01-21. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

得趣 = technical term in Taoism. to find true meaning. Often used for the meaning (or pleasures), that hermits find in their surroundings.

朝退常歸隱，真修大隱情。園林應得趣，巖谷自爲名

Where are you getting the Yang family?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: In this passage General Malt (Guk Yang) is writing his own biography...Should be Guk family*  

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