博爱 (bó ài) — universal love; fraternity
Definition
博爱 (bó'ài) means 'universal love' — loving all people equally, beyond ties of family or nation. In modern Chinese it often appears in political/philosophical contexts (e.g. Sun Yat-sen's 三民主义), unlike the everyday 爱 ('love').
noun
universal lovefraternity
Examples
- 博爱。bó ài Shì yì zhǒng wěi dà de rén wén jīng shén.Universal love is a great humanistic spirit.
- 博爱。Tā yì shēng dōu zài chàng dǎo bó ài hé píng děng.He spent his whole life advocating for universal love and equality.
- 博爱。Sūn zhōng shān xiān sheng tí chū de bó ài sī xiǎng yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.The idea of universal love proposed by Sun Yat-sen has had a profound influence.
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