kǒng​róng​ràng​lí

Kong Rong giving up pears

Senses

孔融让梨/ 孔融讓梨 kǒng​róng​ràng​lí Kong Rong giving up pears

A classic moral story about the Eastern Han scholar 孔融 kǒng​róng who chose small pears for himself and left the larger ones for his older brothers; used to teach children about courtesy, modesty, and fraternal love.

References

see 孔融让梨/孔融讓梨 孔融/孔融
variant 孔融让梨/孔融讓梨 孔融让果/孔融讓果