護犢子
hù​dú​zi

to protect one's children

  • created reference approved 护犊子/護犢子 → 护犊/護犢 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    护犊子 / 護犢子 hù​dú​zi

    护犊 / 護犢 hù​dú

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 护犊子/護犢子 · hù​dú​zi · to protect one's children — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    护犊子 / 護犢子

    hù​dú​zi

    to protect one's children

    (colloquial) to be fiercely protective of one's own children; to shield one's children even when they are in the wrong

    护, 犊子

    护 (literal) → 护/護 · hù · to shield 犊子 (literal) → 犊子/犢子 · dú​zi · calf

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

    created sense