厚德載物

Chinese
great kindness; profound virtue
 
to carry; to convey; to load
to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; and; also; as well as; simultaneously; year
 thing; object; matter
trad. (厚德載物) 厚德 載 物
simp. (厚德载物) 厚德 载 物

Etymology

From I Ching, Hexagram 2 (《易经·坤卦》):

地勢坤，君子以厚德載物。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
地势坤，君子以厚德载物。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Dì shì kūn, jūnzǐ yǐ hòudé zài wù. [Pinyin]
The (capacity and sustaining) power of the earth is what is denoted by Kun. The superior man, in accordance with this, with his large virtue supports (men and) things.

Pronunciation

Idiom

厚德載物

  1. the virtuous ones will have great responsibility
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