功德无量

功德無量

gōngdéwúliàng

idiom #62,705

Meanings

Nín bāngzhù zhèxiē háizi shàngxué, zhēn shì gōng dé wú liàng.

Helping these children get an education — truly a deed of boundless merit.

Xiūjiàn zhè zuò qiáo zàofú bǎixìng, gōng dé wú liàng.

Building this bridge benefits the people — an immeasurable good deed.

culture

Rooted in Buddhist vocabulary: 功德 (merit) and 无量 (immeasurable) are both core terms. Now secularized as high praise for any great service.

功 gōng

德 dé

无 wú

量 liàng