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厚德載物

简 厚德载物 · 繁 厚德載物
Mandarin · pinyin hòu dé zài wù

Meanings

  1. with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
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厚
hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
德
dé · ethics, morality, virtue
載
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物
wù · thing, substance, creature
载
zài · load; carry; transport, convey
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4–2–4–4 · hou4 de2 zai4 wu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau5 dak1 zoi3 mat6

Cantonese word readings for 厚德載物. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau5 dak1 zoi3 mat6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) profound virtue sustains and embraces all things

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