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

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

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