膝下
膝下
xī xià
at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
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- at the knee (in reference to children)
- (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
打千(dǎ qiān)— genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
→上有老下有小(shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo)— lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
→孩奴(hái nú)— "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
→杀彘教子(shā zhì jiào zǐ)— to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
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