孔融让梨 in English Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty

Simplified Characters

孔 融 让 梨

Traditional Characters

孔 融 讓 梨

Pinyin

Kong3 Rong2 rang4 li2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

孔kong3surname Kong 融rong2to melt 让rang4to yield 梨li2pear