谁言寸草心

誰言寸草心

Shéi yán cùn cǎo xīn

quotation

Meanings

1 who says a blade of grass's heart (can repay)...
2 rhetorical line about children's inability to repay maternal love
3 paired with 报得三春晖 in Meng Jiao's 'Song of the Wandering Son'

Characters

Examples

谁言寸草心，报得三春晖——感恩母亲节。

Shéiyáncùncǎoxīn, bàodésānchūnhuī — — gǎn'ēn Mǔqīnjié.

Who says a blade of grass could repay the spring sun? — gratitude on Mother's Day.

看到妈妈的照片，他想起了"谁言寸草心"这句诗。

Kàndào māma de zhàopiàn, tā xiǎngqǐ le " shéiyáncùncǎoxīn " zhè jù shī.

Seeing his mother's photo, he thought of the line 'who says a blade of grass's heart...'

Stroke Order

谁 shéi

言 yán

寸 cùn

草 cǎo

心 xīn