- 犊子 dúzi calf
- 牛犊 niúdú calf
- 初生牛犊不怕虎 chūshēngniúdúbùpàhǔ fearless youthThe young are fearless and often act with bold courage because they lack experience or awareness of danger.
- 护犊子 hùdúzi overprotectiveto be fiercely protective of one's children
- 舐犊情深 shìdúqíngshēn parental lovedeep affection towards one's children, stemming from the literal image of a cow licking its calf
- 初生之犊不畏虎 chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ fearless youthyoung people are brave and daring because they lack experience or have not yet faced failure
- 滚犊子 gǔndúzi scramA rude, dialectal command used to tell someone to leave or go away immediately.
- 抱犊崮 Bàodúgù Mt BaoduguMt Baodugu in Lanling County, Linyi, south Shandong province
- 扯犊子 chědúzi chat idlyto engage in casual conversation, gossip, or shoot the breeze
- 老牛舐犊 lǎoniúshìdú dotingthe deep affection or excessive fondness that parents show for their children
- 舐犊之爱 shìdúzhī'ài parental lovethe profound affection of parents for their children, derived from the image of a cow licking her calf
- 带牛佩犊 dàiniúpèidú disarm and farmTo abandon military life or armed struggle and return to agricultural production.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH