老牛舐犊
老牛舐犊
lǎo niú shì dú
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
idiom
Traditional: 老牛舐犢
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- (idiom) lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
- fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
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Related Words
舐犊情深(shì dú qíng shēn)— lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom)
→舐犊之爱(shì dú zhī ài)— the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)
→一把屎一把尿(yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào)— to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
→上有老下有小(shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo)— lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
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