rú​zǐ​niú

servant of the people

  • created reference approved 孺子牛 → 头/頭 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孺子牛 rú​zǐ​niú

    头 / 頭 tóu

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 孺子牛 · rú​zǐ​niú · servant of the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孺子牛

    rú​zǐ​niú

    servant of the people

    (literary) person who willingly serves the public; refers to a story from the "Zuo Zhuan" where Duke Jing of Qi played the role of an ox for his young son to pull.

    孺子 (literal) → 孺子 · rú​zǐ · child 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 孺子牛 · rú​zǐ​niú · indulgent parent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孺子牛

    rú​zǐ​niú

    indulgent parent

    (archaic) parent who dotes on or indulges their children, based on the original allusion to Duke Jing of Qi playing with his son.

    孺子 (literal) → 孺子 · rú​zǐ · child 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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