慈繩愛索

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Chinese

compassionate; gentle; merciful
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
 
rope
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
large rope
trad. (慈繩愛索)
simp. (慈绳爱索)

Etymology

From Hosea 11:4 in the Chinese Union Version:

慈繩愛索牽引他們他們放鬆夾板糧食他們面前 [MSC, trad.]
慈绳爱索牵引他们他们放松夹板粮食他们面前 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ yòng cí shéng ài suǒ qiānyǐn tāmen, wǒ dài tāmen rú rén fàngsōng niú de liǎng sāi jiābǎn, bǎ liángshí fàng zài tāmen miànqián.
I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. (English Standard Version)

Pronunciation


Noun

慈繩愛索

  1. (Christianity) "cords" of kindness and love of God