舐犊之爱 — Chinese idiom
舐犊之爱
shì dú zhī ài
Traditional: 舐犢之愛
Meaning
- the love of a cow licking her calf
- parental love
Character by character
- 舐shìto lick, to lap up
- 犊dúcalf; sacrificial lamb
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
Idioms sharing a character
- 老牛舐犊 lǎo niú shì dú
- 舐犊情深 shì dú qíng shēn
- 带牛佩犊 dài niú pèi dú
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 一孔之见 yī kǒng zhī jiàn
- 一技之长 yī jì zhī cháng
- 一日之雅 yī rì zhī yǎ
- 一箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu
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