菽水承欢
shū​shuǐ​chéng​huān

to practice filial piety in poverty

  • created sense approved 菽水承欢/菽水承歡 · shū​shuǐ​chéng​huān · to practice filial piety in poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    菽水承欢 / 菽水承歡

    shū​shuǐ​chéng​huān

    to practice filial piety in poverty

    to serve one's parents with filial devotion despite being poor; literally means providing only bean meals and water yet making one's parents happy

    shú​shuǐ​chéng​huān

    菽 (literal) → 菽 · shū · beans 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 承欢 (literal) → 承欢/承歡 · chéng​huān · to please one's parents

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    created sense