- 倚门倚闾 yǐményǐlǘ to eagerly await one's child's returnDescribing a parent or elder waiting anxiously for their children to come home; literally "leaning against the door, leaning against the gate."
- 倚闾而望 yǐlǘ'érwàng waiting for a childto lean against the door and look out for one's children returning home; a metaphor for deep parental love and longing