德高望重 — Chinese idiom
德高望重
dé gāo wàng zhòng
Meaning
- a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
Character by character
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 望wàngto expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
Idioms sharing a character
- 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
- 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
- 以德报怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn
- 功德圆满 gōng dé yuán mǎn
- 功德无量 gōng dé wú liàng
- 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
- 同心同德 tóng xīn tóng dé
- 年高德劭 nián gāo dé shào
- 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
- 德薄能鲜 dé bó néng xiǎn
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