跪乳 (guì rǔ) — (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety) · Chinese · Nantoka

guì rǔ

跪乳 (guì rǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)”.

Meanings

1(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)

Characters in 跪乳

跪guì · to kneel 乳rǔ · (bound form) breast

Related words

跪下to kneel down 乳(bound form) breast 跪to kneel 乳房breast 乳头nipple 乳酪cheese 乳腺癌breast cancer 乳糖lactose 母乳breast milk 下跪to kneel 哺乳动物mammal 乳臭未干lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

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