舐犊之爱 — Chinese idiom

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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