舐犊之爱

Traditional: 舐犢之愛

shì dú zhī ài

Dictionary entry

the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)

What does 舐犊之爱 mean?

舐犊之爱 (shì dú zhī ài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)

2parental love

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舐shìto lick · to lap (up)犊dúcalf · sacrificial victim 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like · affection

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舐犊之爱

shì dú zhī ài

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