護犢
hù​dú

protect one's young

  • created sense approved 护犊/護犢 · hù​dú · protect one's young — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    护犊 / 護犢

    hù​dú

    protect one's young

    to shield one's offspring or children from harm or criticism; to be overprotective of one's own

    护 (literal) → 护/護 · hù · to protect 犊 (literal) → 犊/犢 · dú · calf

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

    created sense