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菽水承欢
shū​shuǐ​chéng​huān

to practice filial piety in poverty

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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
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