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yaowenjiaozi
2692 days ago
While 'naive' translates to 天真, 天真 doesn't just mean naive. Baidu Baike [1] lists three meanings. Going by the cited references, <<庄子·渔父>> is the oldest and my guess is "真者,故受於天也,自然不可易也。故圣人法天贵真,不拘於俗" is the etymology of 天真.
[1]
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A9%E7%9C%9F/1419