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乌哺
wū​bǔ

to support one's parents

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
乌哺 烏哺 wū​bǔ
to support one's parents
(literary) to care for and support one's parents in their old age; a metaphor based on the legend that a young crow feeds its mother inidividual parents when they are old

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  • 反哺 fǎn​bǔ