舐犊情深 — Chinese idiom
舐犊情深
shì dú qíng shēn
Traditional: 舐犢情深
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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