繞膝承歡

简 绕膝承欢 · 繁 繞膝承歡
Mandarin · pinyin rào xī chéng huān

Meanings

  1. to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
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繞
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膝
xī · knee
承
chéng · inherit, receive; succeed
歡
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绕
rào · entwine; wind around; surround
欢
huān · happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy
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4–1–2–1 · rao4 xi1 cheng2 huan1

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jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1

Cantonese word readings for 繞膝承歡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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繞膝承歡 · rao4 xi1 cheng2 huan1
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Exact source record繞膝承歡 绕膝承欢 [rao4 xi1 cheng2 huan1] /to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)/