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Chinese
Etymology
From I Ching, Hexagram 2 (《易经·坤卦》):
地勢坤，君子以厚德載物。
地势坤，君子以厚德载物。 - From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Dì shì kūn, jūnzǐ yǐ hòudé zài wù.
- 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
- the virtuous ones will have great responsibility