摩顶至踵
mó​dǐng​zhì​zhǒng

to slave for others

  • created sense approved 摩顶至踵/摩頂至踵 · mó​dǐng​zhì​zhǒng · to slave for others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摩顶至踵 / 摩頂至踵

    mó​dǐng​zhì​zhǒng

    to slave for others

    to wear oneself out from head to foot for the benefit of others; to work tirelessly for the public good

    摩顶 (literal) → 摩顶/摩頂 · mó​dǐng · (bound form) to sacrifice oneself 至 (literal) → 至 · zhì · to 踵 (literal) → 踵 · zhǒng · heel

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

    created sense