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菽水承欢
shū​shuǐ​chéng​huān

to practice filial piety in poverty

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 菽 shū
    beans
    (bound form) legumes such as peas and beans; typically used in formal or literary contexts
  2. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  3. 承欢 承歡 chéng​huān
    to please one's parents
    (literary) to attend to and obey one's parents to keep them happy