董永

Dǒng Yǒng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Dong Yong, legendary filial son of the Han dynasty who sold himself to pay for his father's burial and was given a weaver from heaven as his wife

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Examples

HSK 7-9

董永是中国古代有名的孝子。

Dǒng Yǒng shì Zhōngguó gǔdài yǒumíng de xiàozǐ.

Dong Yong is a famous filial son of ancient China.

HSK 7-9

董永为了安葬父亲，把自己卖给了一个富人。

Dǒng Yǒng wèile ānzàng fùqīn, bǎ zìjǐ màigěi le yí ge fùrén.

To pay for his father's burial, Dong Yong sold himself to a rich man.

Tips

culture

In the oldest version, in 搜神记, the Lord of Heaven sends a weaver from the sky who weaves a hundred bolts of silk in ten days to pay off his debt, then flies away. The Huangmei opera 天仙配 made her the 七仙女, the Jade Emperor's seventh daughter, and its duet 夫妻双双把家还 is still widely sung.

history

He is one of the 二十四孝, the Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety, and the city of 孝感 in Hubei, 'filial piety moves Heaven', takes its name from his story.

Stroke Order

董 Dǒng

永 yǒng