結草銜環

See also: 结草衔环

Chinese

		to repay a debt	to repay a debt
trad. (結草銜環/結草啣環)		結草	銜環/啣環
simp. (结草衔环)		结草	衔环

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiécǎo xiánhuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiécǎo xiánhuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiécǎo siánhuán
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-tsʻao³ hsien²-huan²
    • Yale: jyé-tsǎu syán-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyetsao shyanhwan
    • Palladius: цзецао сяньхуань (czecao sjanʹxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/

Idiom

結草銜環

1. to repay a debt (of kindness etc.)

   • 朕當結草銜環，報酬師父恩也。 [MSC, trad.]
     朕当结草衔环，报酬师父恩也。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: c. 1590: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West/Chapter 37 (西遊記/第037回)

     Zhèn dāng jiécǎoxiánhuán, bàochóu shīfù ēn yě. [Pinyin]

     I must repay this debt of kindness, in order to show my gratitude to you.

Related terms

• 感恩圖報／感恩图报