舐犊情深 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. the cow licking its calf fondly
• fig. to show deep affection towards one's children

Character by character

• 舐shìto lick, to lap up
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial lamb
• 情qíngemotion, feeling, sentiment
• 深shēndeep, profound; depth

Idioms sharing a character

• 老牛舐犊 lǎo niú shì dú
• 舐犊之爱 shì dú zhī ài
• 带牛佩犊 dài niú pèi dú
• 一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng
• 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
• 不情之请 bù qíng zhī qǐng
• 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
• 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng
• 入情入理 rù qíng rù lǐ
• 反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng

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