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倚门倚闾
yǐ​mén​yǐ​lǘ

to eagerly await one's child's return

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倚门倚闾 倚門倚閭 yǐ​mén​yǐ​lǘ
to eagerly await one's child's return
Describing a parent or elder waiting anxiously for their children to come home; literally "leaning against the door, leaning against the gate."