感恩戴德

Chinese

		to feel; to move; to touch to feel; to move; to touch; to affect	kind act (from above)	to put on; to respect; to bear to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves)	Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind
trad. (感恩戴德)		感	恩	戴	德
simp. #(感恩戴德)		感	恩	戴	德

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎn'ēndàidé

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄣ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² jan¹ daai³ dak¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kám-in-tài-tek

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎn'ēndàidé
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄣ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎn-endàidé
    • Wade–Giles: kan³-ên¹-tai⁴-tê²
    • Yale: gǎn-ēn-dài-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanendayder
    • Palladius: ганьэньдайдэ (ganʹenʹdajdɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀən⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² jan¹ daai³ dak¹
    • Yale: gám yān daai dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² jan¹ daai³ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² yen¹ dai³ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ jɐn⁵⁵ taːi̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kám-in-tài-tek
    • Tâi-lô: kám-in-tài-tik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafm'indae'deg
    • IPA (Taipei): /kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴⁻³³ tai¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴⁴⁻³³ tai²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɪk̚³²/

Idiom

感恩戴德

1. to be (deeply) grateful for someone's benevolence or favor
   • 2012 May 11, “汪洋“幸福非恩赐”论引起网民争议 [Wang Yang's "Happiness is not a gift" theory sparked controversy among netizens]”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     新華網上發表的評論說，強調「幸福不是恩賜」有很重要的現實意義。有「恩賜」觀念的官員往往會將成績歸功於個人，認為人民應該對他們感恩戴德，不能擺正官員作為人民公僕的定位。 [MSC, trad.]
     新华网上发表的评论说，强调「幸福不是恩赐」有很重要的现实意义。有「恩赐」观念的官员往往会将成绩归功于个人，认为人民应该对他们感恩戴德，不能摆正官员作为人民公仆的定位。 [MSC, simp.]

     Xīnhuáwǎng shàng fābiǎo de pínglùn shuō, qiángdiào “xìngfú bùshì ēncì” yǒu hěn zhòngyào de xiànshí yìyì. Yǒu “ēncì” guānniàn de guānyuán wǎngwǎng huì jiāng chéngjì guīgōng yú gèrén, rènwèi rénmín yìnggāi duì tāmen gǎn'ēndàidé, bùnéng bǎizhèng guānyuán zuòwèi rénmín gōngpú de dìngwèi. [Pinyin]

     A comment published on Xinhuanet said that emphasizing that "happiness is not a gift" has very important practical significance. Officials with the concept of "gifts" tend to attribute their achievements to individuals and believe that the people should be grateful to them, and they cannot correct their position as public servants of the people.