Míngchuāngjìngjī zhī zhōng, dúshū shì yí dà lèshì.
Reading amid bright windows and a clean desk is one of life's true pleasures.
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history
From Ouyang Xiu's 《试笔》 (Song dynasty), quoting Su Zimei: '明窗净几，笔砚纸墨皆极精良，亦自是人生一乐。' — 'Bright windows, clean desk, fine brush, ink, paper — this too is one of life's joys.'
memory
几 here is jī (low table / desk), not jǐ (how many). Picture a sun-lit window over an immaculate writing desk — the picture is the meaning.
