created sense approved 偎干就湿/偎乾就濕 · wēigānjiùshī · to raise a child with great hardship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
偎干就湿 / 偎乾就濕
wēigānjiùshī
to raise a child with great hardship
Describes the selfless toil of a mother raising a child; literally refers to a mother sleeping on a wet patch of the bed so her child can stay dry.
偎 (literal) → 偎 · wēi · to cuddle 干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · dry 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to approach 湿 (literal) → 湿/濕 · shī · wet
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created sense approved 偎干就湿/偎乾就濕 · wēigānjiùshī · to lead a hard life in dependence on others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
偎干就湿 / 偎乾就濕
wēigānjiùshī
to lead a hard life in dependence on others
Metaphorical extension of parental sacrifice referring to one who endures hardship while depending on others for a living
偎 (literal) → 偎 · wēi · to cuddle 干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · dry 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to approach 湿 (literal) → 湿/濕 · shī · wet
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition