恩重如山

Chinese

		kind act (from above)	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	as (if); such as	mountain; hill
trad. (恩重如山)		恩	重	如	山
simp. #(恩重如山)		恩	重	如	山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēnzhòngrúshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ zung⁶ jyu⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ēnzhòngrúshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: enjhòngrúshan
    • Wade–Giles: ên¹-chung⁴-ju²-shan¹
    • Yale: ēn-jùng-rú-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: enjonqrushan
    • Palladius: эньчжунжушань (enʹčžunžušanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ zung⁶ jyu⁴ saan¹
    • Yale: yān juhng yùh sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ dzung⁶ jy⁴ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ zung⁶ yu⁴ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²² jyː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

恩重如山

1. to have shown great kindness or favor (to someone)

   • 國王道：「神僧恩重如山，寡人酬謝不盡。好歹進此一巨觥，朕有話說。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     国王道：「神僧恩重如山，寡人酬谢不尽。好歹进此一巨觥，朕有话说。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Guówáng dào: “Shénsēng ēnzhòngrúshān, guǎrén chóuxiè bùjìn. Hǎodǎi jìn cǐ yī jùgōng, zhèn yǒu huà shuō.” [Pinyin]

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