孔 融 让 梨

Kǒng Róng ràng lídictionary entry

Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kǒng Róng] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty

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Original source entry:

孔融讓梨 孔融让梨 [Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2] /Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty/

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