Word information
Simplified老牛舐犊
Traditional老牛舐犢
Pinyinlǎo niú shì dú
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Chinese word dictionary
老牛舐犊
lǎo niú shì dú · lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
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老虎lǎohǔtiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]