恩重如山 ēn zhòng rú shān gratitude as high as a mountain

Explanation

形容恩情深厚，像山一样深重。

describes the deep gratitude and appreciation for a great favor, as large as a mountain

Origin Story

很久以前，在一个小山村里，住着一位善良的老农，他一生勤劳肯干，乐于助人。有一天，一位落难的书生来到他家，老农热情地接待了他，不仅给他提供了食物和住所，还帮助他找到了新的工作。书生非常感激老农的帮助，他发誓以后要报答老农的恩情。多年后，书生高中状元，衣锦还乡，他第一时间找到了老农，并向他表达了深深的谢意。老农看着眼前这位功成名就的状元，心里充满了欣慰。他对书生说："孩子，你的成功，我很高兴，但我的恩情，你无需回报，只要你记住我的好，就足够了。"书生的恩情就像一座大山一样沉重，他无法用言语来表达对老农的感激之情，只能默默地为老农做一些力所能及的事情，尽自己最大的努力来报答老农的恩情。从此以后，书生和老农的故事便流传于乡里，成为了人们津津乐道的佳话。

hěn jiǔ yǐ qián, zài yīgè xiǎo shān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi shànliáng de lǎo nóng, tā yīshēng qínláo kěngàn, lèyú zhù rén. yǒu yī tiān, yī wèi luò nàn de shūshēng lái dào tā jiā, lǎo nóng rèqíng de jiēdài le tā, bù jǐn gěi tā tígōng le shíwù hé zhùsuǒ, hái bāngzhù tā zhǎodào le xīn de gōngzuò. shūshēng fēicháng gǎnjī lǎo nóng de bāngzhù, tā fāshì yǐhòu yào bàodào lǎo nóng de ēnqíng. duō nián hòu, shūshēng gāozhōng zhuàngyuán, yījǐn huángxiāng, tā dì yī shíjiān zhǎodào le lǎo nóng, bìng xiàng tā biǎodá le shēn shēn de xièyì. lǎo nóng kànzhe yǎn qián zhè wèi gōng chéng míngjiù de zhuàngyuán, xīn lǐ chōngmǎn le xīnwèi. tā duì shūshēng shuō:"háizi, nǐ de chénggōng, wǒ hěn gāoxìng, dàn wǒ de ēnqíng, nǐ wú xū huíbào, zhǐyào nǐ jì zhù wǒ de hǎo, jiù zúgòu le." shūshēng de ēnqíng jiù xiàng yī zuò dàshān yīyàng chénzhòng, tā wúfǎ yòng yán yǔ lái biǎodá duì lǎo nóng de gǎnjī zhī qíng, zhǐ néng mòmò de wèi lǎo nóng zuò yīxiē lì suǒ néngjí de shìqíng, jìn zìjǐ zuì dà de nǔlì lái bàodào lǎo nóng de ēnqíng. cóngcǐ yǐhòu, shūshēng hé lǎo nóng de gùshì biàn liúchuán yú xiānglǐ, chéngwéi le rénmen jīnjīn dàodào de jiāhuà.

Long ago, in a small mountain village, there lived a kind old farmer. He worked hard all his life and was always willing to help others. One day, a destitute scholar came to his house. The farmer warmly received him, not only providing him with food and shelter, but also helping him find a new job. The scholar was very grateful for the farmer's help, and he vowed to repay the farmer's kindness in the future. Many years later, the scholar became a high-ranking official and returned home. He immediately found the farmer and expressed his deep gratitude. The farmer looked at the successful scholar in front of him and felt very pleased. He said to the scholar, "Child, I am happy about your success, but you don't need to repay my kindness, it is enough that you remember me."

Usage

用于形容恩情深厚。

yòng yú xíngróng ēnqíng shēnhòu

Used to describe profound gratitude.

Examples

• 他对我的帮助，恩重如山，我永世不忘。

  tā duì wǒ de bāngzhù, ēn zhòng rú shān, wǒ yǒngshì bù wàng

  His help to me was as great as a mountain, I will never forget it.

• 父母的恩情，恩重如山，我们应当孝敬他们。

  fùmǔ de ēnqíng, ēn zhòng rú shān, wǒmen yīngdāng xiàojìng tāmen

  The kindness of my parents is like a great mountain, I should always be filial to them.

Related Idioms

• 恩深义重

• 感念

Opposite Idioms

• 忘恩负义

• 恩将仇报