绕膝

Traditional: 繞膝

rào xī

Dictionary entry

(children) run around parent's knees

What does 绕膝 mean?

绕膝 (rào xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(children) run around parent's knees

2fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents

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绕ràoto wind · to coil (thread)膝xīold variant of 膝[xi1]

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How to pronounce 绕膝

绕膝

rào xī

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