1. My father gave birth to me, and my mother bowed to me. Pick me up, feed me, grow me up and nurture me. Take care of me and return to me, enter and exit my belly. If you want to repay the virtue, Haotian will ignore it. ——"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Polygonium" of the Zhou Dynasty

Vernacular translation: Parents! You gave birth to me, comforted me, raised me, pulled me, sheltered me, took care of me tirelessly, and held me in your arms all the time. I want to repay your kindness, and your kindness is as vast as the sky!

2. Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——"The Song of the Wandering Son" by Meng Jiao of the Tang Dynasty

Vernacular translation: Who dares to say that children with filial piety as weak as Xiaocao can repay the kindness of a loving mother like Chunhui Puze?

3. Give me a peach and repay me with a plum. ——"The Book of Songs·Daya·Yu" of the Zhou Dynasty

Vernacular translation: He gave me peaches, and I gave him plums in return. The implication is to repay kindness.

4. A drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. ——Li Yuxiu, Qing Dynasty, "Zengguang Xianwen, Zhu Xi's Family Instructions"

Vernacular translation: In times of difficulty, even if you receive a small favor from others, you should repay it twice as much (in action).

5. Once a teacher, always a father. ——Luo Zhenyu, Qing Dynasty, "The Lost Book of Mingsha Shishi - Taigong Tutor"

Vernacular translation: Even if I am your teacher for only one day, I must respect you as your father for the rest of your life.

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