báo bổ

Con cái phải biết báo bổ công ơn sinh thành của cha mẹ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To repay a kindness, to return a favor: The act of reciprocating a good deed, benefit, or kindness received from someone, often from parents or benefactors. It implies a moral or filial duty to show gratitude through one's actions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con cái phải biết báo bổ công ơn sinh thành của cha mẹ. (Children must know how to repay the kindness of their parents' upbringing.)
  • Anh ấy luôn tìm cách báo bổ những người đã giúp đỡ mình lúc khó khăn. (He always finds ways to repay those who helped him in difficult times.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "báo bổ" carries a strong connotation of Confucian filial piety and moral obligation. It is often used in formal, literary, or proverbial contexts concerning gratitude towards parents and elders.
  • Đạo làm con là đạo báo bổ. (The way of being a child is the way of repaying kindness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Báo hiếu (verb): To show filial piety; a more common and specific term for repaying one's parents.
  • Báo hiếu cha mẹ là trách nhiệm của mỗi người. (Repaying one's parents is everyone's responsibility.)
• Báo ơn (verb): To repay a debt of gratitude; can be used in a broader sense than .
  • Chúng tôi mong có ngày báo ơn người đã cứu mạng. (We hope to one day repay the person who saved our lives.)
• Đền ơn đáp nghĩa (idiomatic phrase): To require kindness and reciprocate favor; a set phrase emphasizing the act of repayment.

Synonyms

• Đền đáp (verb): To repay, to require.
• Trả ơn (verb): To return a favor.

Related Idioms

• Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây: Literally "When eating the fruit, remember the planter." This idiom teaches the lesson of gratitude and is closely related to the concept of .
  • Câu tục ngữ "ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây" dạy chúng ta lòng biết ơn và sự báo bổ. (The proverb "when eating the fruit, remember the planter" teaches us gratitude and repaying kindness.)