cùn
cǎo
chūn
huī

idiom
literary

Meaning of 寸草春晖

寸草春晖 means a child's infinitesimal gratitude compared to a parent's boundless love. Pronounced cùn cǎo chūn huī.

  • a child's infinitesimal gratitude compared to a parent's boundless love

Definitions & Examples

duì
men
de
yǎng
zhī
ēn
 
zhēn
shì
cùn
cǎo
chūn
huī
 
wéi
bào
 

The care and upbringing our parents have given us is like the spring sun shining on a tiny blade of grass; we can never fully repay it.

Měi
dāng
 
Yóu
yín
 
 
biàn便
shēn
gǎn
cùn
cǎo
chūn
huī
de
 

Whenever I read 'The Song of the Travelling Son', I deeply feel the meaning of 'a child's tiny gratitude for a parent's immense love'.

Zhè
chéng
cùn
cǎo
chūn
huī
 
xǐng
men
yào
yǒng
yuǎn
xiào
shùn
 

This idiom reminds us to always be filial to our parents.