好生之德
hào​shēng​zhī​dé

virtue of loving life

  • created sense approved 好生之德 · hào​shēng​zhī​dé · virtue of loving life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好生之德

    hào​shēng​zhī​dé

    virtue of loving life

    the virtue of cherishing all living things and sparing animal life; the quality of being merciful instead of killing unnecessarily

    好生 (literal) → 好生 · hào​shēng · to value life 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · kindness

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