尸鸠之仁 — “Impartial benevolence”
尸鸠之仁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impartial benevolence”. Treating all people equally and fairly with kindness, like a cuckoo bird that nurtures all its young evenly. Literally, “Benevolence of the cuckoo bird”.
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尸鸠之仁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
尸鸠之仁 Character Breakdown
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这位老师对待班里的每一个学生都充满了尸鸠之仁，无论是成绩好的还是需要帮助的，她都一视同仁
This teacher showed the benevolence of the cuckoo bird towards every student in her class, treating both high-achievers and those needing help with equal care.
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Synonyms of 尸鸠之仁
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- shī尸wèi位bìng病mín民hold office without performing duties, harming people
- shī尸wèi位sù素cān餐hold a post without performing duties
- shī尸lì利sù素cān餐hold a position without performing duties
- shī尸jū居yú余qì气barely clinging to life
- shī尸jū居lóng龙xiàn见still like a corpse, dynamic like a dragon
- shī尸shān山xuè血hǎi海immense slaughter and bloodshed
- shī尸héng横biàn遍yě野bodies strewn across the landscape
- shī尸lù禄hài害zhèng政holding a position without performing duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素shí食draw a salary without performing duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān飡hold a post without discharging duties
- shī尸lù禄sù素cān餐idle officeholder living off the public purse
- shī尸gǔ骨wèi未hán寒someone has only just died
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What does 尸鸠之仁 mean?
尸鸠之仁 (shī jiū zhī rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impartial benevolence”.
How do you pronounce 尸鸠之仁?
尸鸠之仁 is pronounced shī jiū zhī rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尸鸠之仁 literally mean?
Literally, 尸鸠之仁 means “Benevolence of the cuckoo bird”. It is used to mean “Impartial benevolence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 尸鸠之仁?
尸鸠：布谷鸟；仁：仁爱。布谷鸟哺育群雏能平均如一。比喻君主能公平对待臣民的仁爱