to care for one's parents in their old age; to repay kindness
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to care for one's parents in their old age; (fig.) to repay kindness
literary源自"乌鸦反哺"的传说，用以比喻子女对父母的孝敬与回报。也可扩展用于报答其他养育或培养之恩。
Tā他
shì事
yè业
yǒu有
chéng成
hòu后
，
dì第
yī一
jiàn件
shì事
jiù就
shì是
huí回
dào到
jiā家
xiāng乡
fǎn反
bǔ哺
fù父
mǔ母
。
After achieving success in his career, the first thing he did was return to his hometown to care for his parents.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēn深
qiè切
de的
qīn亲
qíng情
，
zhèng正
shì是
fǎn反
bǔ哺
zhī之
qíng情
de的
tǐ体
xiàn现
。
This deep affection is precisely an embodiment of filial devotion.
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Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
pín贫
kùn困
dì地
qū区
juān捐
kuǎn款
，
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
duì对
shè社
huì会
jiào教
yù育
de的
fǎn反
bǔ哺
。
The company's donation to impoverished areas is a way of giving back to society's nurturing.