老牛舐犊 (lǎo niú shì dú): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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老牛舐犊
老牛舐犊
(lǎo niú shì dú): Parents' deep love for their children. — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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2.
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Character Breakdown
老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
lǎo
老
old; aged
牛 • niú • ox, cow, cattle • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
niú
牛
ox, cow, cattle
舐 • shì • to lick
shì
舐
to lick
犊 • dú • calf
dú
犊
calf
4.
Example Sentences with 老牛舐犊
fù
父
mǔ
母
duì
对
zǐ
子
nǚ
女
de
的
ài
爱
，
jiù
就
xiàng
像
lǎo
老
niú
牛
shì
舐
dú
犊
yí
一
yàng
样
，
wú
无
sī
私
ér
而
shēn
深
chén
沉
。
A parent's love for their child is like an old cow licking its calf—selfless and deep.
tā
他
suī
虽
rán
然
yán
严
lì
厉
，
dàn
但
duì
对
hái
孩
kàn
看
dào
到
ér
儿
zi
子
qǔ
取
dé
得
hǎo
好
chéng
成
jì
绩
zi
子
què
却
yǒu
有
zhe
着
lǎo
老
niú
牛
shì
舐
dú
犊
zhī
之
qíng
情
。
Although he is strict, he has the love of an old cow licking its calf for his children.
，
tā
他
lù
露
chū
出
le
了
lǎo
老
niú
牛
shì
舐
dú
犊
bān
般
de
的
wēi
微
xiào
笑
。
Seeing his son achieve good results, he showed a smile like an old cow licking its calf.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 老牛舐犊.
Words with
老
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老家
lǎo jiā
native place
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老公
lǎo gōng
(coll.) husband
Words with
牛
牛奶
niú nǎi
milk
牛仔裤
niú zǎi kù
jeans
吹牛
chuī niú
boast; brag
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
Playing the lute to a cow
Words with
舐
舐吮
shìshǔn
to lick and suck
舐犊
shìdú
to lick a calf; metaphor for deep parental love
舐犊情深
shìdú qíngshēn
deep parental love (idiom)
Words with
犊
牛犊
niúdú
calf; young cow
犊子
dúzi
calf (colloquial)
舐犊
shìdú
to lick a calf; metaphor for deep parental love
初生牛犊
chūshēng niúdú
newborn calf; fearless youth
公牛
gōng niú
bull
奶牛
nǎi niú
milk cow
小牛
xiǎo niú
calf; young cow
斗牛
dòu niú
bullfighting
舐犊情深
shìdú qíngshēn
deep parental love (idiom)
