老牛舐犊
lǎo​niú​shì​dú

parental love

  • created sense approved 老牛舐犊/老牛舐犢 · lǎo​niú​shì​dú · parental love — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老牛舐犊 / 老牛舐犢

    lǎo​niú​shì​dú

    parental love

    literally an old ox licking its calf; describes a parent doting on or showing deep affection for their children

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 舐 (literal) → 舐 · shì · to lick 犊 (literal) → 犊/犢 · dú · calf

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

    created sense