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仁民爱物

rén mín ài wùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius) / universal benevolence
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-698c292026bd4c13. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

仁民愛物 仁民爱物 [ren2 min2 ai4 wu4] /love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence/

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Other forms in these source records: 仁民愛物

  • 仁
    rén

    humane / kernel

  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 爱
    ài

    to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

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