social commitment(hòu dé zài wù)

social commitment

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ò UD é Z à IW ù, which means that people with high morality can undertake important tasks. It comes from Kun in the book of changes.

Idioms and allusions

The movement of Heaven (that is, nature) is strong and vigorous. Accordingly, a gentleman should be resolute and strive to be strong; the momentum of the earth is thick and smooth, and a gentleman should increase his virtue and contain all things. The ancient Chinese believed that heaven and earth were the largest and contained all things. The understanding of heaven and earth is: Heaven is above and earth is below; heaven is Yang and earth is Yin; heaven is gold and earth is earth; nature is hard and earth is soft. He thinks that heaven and earth are in harmony, and all things are born, and four seasons move. Without heaven and earth, there would be nothing. Heaven and earth are the universe, and the universe is heaven and earth. This is the simple materialistic view of the ancient Chinese on the universe, and it is also the Chinese view of the universe. Therefore, in the eight trigrams, Qian is the first, followed by Kun; Qian is above, Kun is below; Qian is in the south, Kun is in the north. The sky is high and the ground is thick. Then, the philosophy of life is further extended from the interpretation of the two hexagrams of heaven and earth, that is, life should be as tall and resolute as heaven, and as broad and virtuous as earth. "The best is like water" says in Laozi: "the best is like water, water conservancy is everything but no dispute." That is to say, the highest level of good is just like the character of water, which is not for fame and wealth. In the book of changes, there is a hexagram of Kun, and its elephant says: "the terrain is Kun, and a gentleman carries things with virtue.". "Guoyu. Jinyu 6": "I heard that only those who are virtuous can receive many blessings, and those who do not have blessings will hurt themselves." He is generous and tolerant. the meanings of the two words are the same, so they are often used together.

Idiom usage

In the world, we can have relatives for a long time, and a gentleman can carry things with virtue. The ode to the West written by Pan Yue in Jin Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Kun in the book of changes: "a gentleman carries things with virtue."

Chinese PinYin : hòu dé zài wù