厚德载物 — Chinese idiom
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
Traditional: 厚德載物
Meaning
- with great virtue one can take charge of the world
Character by character
- 厚hòugenerous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 载zàiload; to carry, to convey, to transport
- 物wùthing, substance, matter; creature
Idioms sharing a character
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng
- 厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā
- 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu
- 未可厚非 wèi kě hòu fēi
- 深情厚意 shēn qíng hòu yì
- 隆情厚谊 lóng qíng hòu yì
- 高官厚禄 gāo guān hòu lù
- 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
- 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
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