欲報之德，昊天罔極 (juk6 bou3 zi1 dak1; hou6 tin1 mong5 gik6 | yu4 bao4 zhi1 de2, hao4 tian1 wang3 ji2) : to repay one's parents kindness (in rearing one) is as limitless as the sky

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欲報之德，昊天罔極

juk6 bou3 zi1 dak1; hou6 tin1 mong5 gik6

yu4 bao4 zhi1 de2, hao4 tian1 wang3 ji2

to repay one's parents kindness (in rearing one) is as limitless as the sky

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

欲報之德，昊天罔極 / 欲报之德，昊天罔极

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Characters in this word:

欲 juk6 - want; wish; about to
報 bou3 - repay; recompense; reward
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
德 dak1 - virtue; personal energy; family name
， - (not in database)
昊 hou6 - summer time; the sky; the heavens
天 tin1 - sky, heaven
罔 mong5 - no; not; without
極 gik6 - utmost; peak; pole; extreme; extremely

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