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Home / Idiom / 老牛舐犊

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

老牛舐犊
lǎo niú shì dú
l+ǎo·3rd tonen+iú·2nd tonesh+ì·4th toned+ú·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life · to have great hopes for one's offspring · to give one's child the best education as a career investment望子成龙wàng zǐ chéng lóng
Antonyms
pass by holding one's nose · object to something as being dirty掩鼻而过yǎn bí ér guòto detest bitterly (idiom) · implacable hatred · to abhor · anathema深恶痛绝shēn wù tòng jué