昊天罔極

Chinese
 
heaven; the sky; firmament
heaven; the sky; firmament; clear sky
 immeasurable, boundless
trad. (昊天罔極) 昊天 罔極
simp. (昊天罔极) 昊天 罔极

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry.

父兮生我，母兮鞠我，拊我畜我，長我育我，顧我復我，出入腹我。欲報之德，昊天罔極。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
父兮生我，母兮鞠我，拊我畜我，长我育我，顾我复我，出入腹我。欲报之德，昊天罔极。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fù xī shēng wǒ, mǔ xī jū wǒ, fǔ wǒ xù wǒ, zhǎng wǒ yù wǒ, gù wǒ fù wǒ, chū rù fù wǒ. Yù bào zhī dé, hàotiānwǎngjí. [Pinyin]
O my father, who begat me! O my mother, who nourished me! Ye indulged me, ye fed me, ye held me up, ye supported me, ye looked after me, ye never left me, out and in ye bore me in your arms. If I would return your kindness, it is like great Heaven, illimitable.

Pronunciation

Idiom

昊天罔極

  1. the immeasurable kindness of parents and elders, as boundless as the sky
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