爱民如子 — Chinese idiom
爱民如子
ài mín rú zǐ
Traditional: 愛民如子
Meaning
- to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
Character by character
- 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
- 民míncitizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
Idioms sharing a character
- 因爱成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn
- 嫌贫爱富 xián pín ài fù
- 忠君爱国 zhōng jūn ài guó
- 爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì
- 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu
- 爱屋及乌 ài wū jí wū
- 爱惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 爱理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ
- 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù
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