shānzhěnwēnbèi
to be a model of filial piety
- to be a model of filial piety
- To fan the pillow and warm the quilt; used to describe a child who is extremely devoted to their parents. Based on the story of Wang Yan of the Jin Dynasty, who fanned his parents' pillows in summer to cool them and used his own body heat to warm their blankets in winter.
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Synonym
- 扇枕温衾 shànzhěnwēnqīn