寸草春暉
Reading: すんそうしゅんき
Meaning: children's inability to fully repay parental love
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Example Sentence
One feels the impossibility of repaying parental love, like a small grass trying to repay the spring sun.
Usage Notes
Compares parental love to spring sunlight that nurtures small grass (children), expressing that children can never fully repay their parents' deep love and care.
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