前人种德后人收 — “Descendants benefit from the virtues accumulated by their predecessors”
前人种德后人收 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Descendants benefit from the virtues accumulated by their predecessors”. Good deeds done by previous generations will bring blessings to future ones. Literally, “Previous generations sow virtue, later generations reap”.
前人种德后人收 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
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What does 前人种德后人收 mean?
前人种德后人收 (qián rén zhǒng dé hòu rén shōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Descendants benefit from the virtues accumulated by their predecessors”.
How do you pronounce 前人种德后人收?
前人种德后人收 is pronounced qián rén zhǒng dé hòu rén shōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前人种德后人收 literally mean?
Literally, 前人种德后人收 means “Previous generations sow virtue, later generations reap”. It is used to mean “Descendants benefit from the virtues accumulated by their predecessors”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前人种德后人收?
德：德行。指上辈的人有德行，后辈的人会受到恩惠