foster-parents;benefactor ❍ 周进道：“若得如此，便是～，我周进变驴变马，也要报效！” (《儒林外史》33)“If you do this，”cried Zhou Jin，“I shall look on you as my foster parents. Even if I become a mule or a horse in my next life,I shall repay your kindness.”
重生父母chónɡ shēnɡ fù mǔ
比喻对自己有重大恩情的人。多指救命恩人。one’s great benefactor foster-parents