parental love; the gratitude a child owes a parent
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
a child's infinitesimal gratitude compared to a parent's boundless love
literaryLiterary idiom originating from a Tang Dynasty poem. Used to express the depth of parental love and a child's feeling of being unable to repay it fully. Often used in formal or sentimental contexts.
Fù父
mǔ母
duì对
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǎng养
yù育
zhī之
ēn恩
，
zhēn真
shì是
cùn寸
cǎo草
chūn春
huī晖
，
wú无
yǐ以
wéi为
bào报
。
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每
dāng当
dú读
qǐ起
《
Yóu游
zǐ子
yín吟
》
，
biàn便
shēn深
gǎn感
cùn寸
cǎo草
chūn春
huī晖
de的
yù寓
yì意
。
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'.
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Zhè这
jù句
chéng成
yǔ语
cùn寸
cǎo草
chūn春
huī晖
，
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒng永
yuǎn远
xiào孝
shùn顺
fù父
mǔ母
。
This idiom reminds us to always be filial to our parents.