lǎo niú shì dú

Traditional: 老牛舐犢

老牛舐犊 (lǎo niú shì dú) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
  2. 2fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children

Characters in 老牛舐犊

老lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity牛niú · ox舐shì · to lick犊dú · calf

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