Learn more about 孔融讓梨
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
孔
|
hole / classifier for cave dwellings / surname kong | |
|
融
|
to melt / to thaw / to blend / to merge / to be in harmony | |
|
讓
|
to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) | |
|
梨
|
pear |
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