厚德载物

Traditional: 厚德載物

hòu dé zài wù

Dictionary entry

with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

What does 厚德载物 mean?

厚德载物 (hòu dé zài wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

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厚hòuthick · deep or profound 德DéGermany · German 载zǎito record in writing · to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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厚德载物

hòu dé zài wù

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