積善之家,必有餘慶

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Chinese

to do good deeds 's; him/her/it; this
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
good fortune bequeathed to descendants
trad. (積善之家,必有餘慶) 積善 餘慶
simp. (积善之家,必有余庆) 积善 余庆

Etymology

From I Ching:

積善餘慶不善餘殃 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
积善余庆不善余殃 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
Jīshàn zhī jiā, yǒu yúqìng; jī bùshàn zhī jiā, bì yǒu yúyāng.
The family that accumulates goodness is sure to have superabundant happiness, and the family that accumulates evil is sure to have superabundant misery.

Pronunciation


Proverb

積善之家,必有餘慶

  1. people who do good deeds will have good fortune in the future

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